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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Midland, TX · March 25, 2003

Date: March 25, 2003 · 18:23 local
Place: Midland, TX
Airport: Midland Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9773B
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Pilot’s flight hours: 310 total

N9773BRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG1027 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 25, 2003, at approximately 6:10 pm, Cessna aircraft, N9773B, landed runway 34 at Midland airpark, Midland, Texas (mdd). After landing the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a stop on the runway. The propeller, nose gear doors, and lower forward cowling were damaged in the incident. The pilot Mr. Samuel r. madison, stated that shortly after landing he heard a radio call from another aircraft who had apparently had to make evasive maneuvers to avoid collision with Mr. Madison aircraft when Mr. Madison turned on final (see attached statement from Mr. Madison). In his statement Mr. Madison says he inadvertently moved the landing gear switch to the up position while cleaning up the aircraft after landing. The mistake was attributed to him being startled by the radio call from the other aircraft. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10 PM, CESSNA AIRCRAFT, N9773B, LANDED RUNWAY 34 AT MIDLAND AIRPARK, MIDLAND, TEXAS (MDD). AFTER LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS, AND LOWER FORWARD COWLING WERE DAMAGED IN THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT MR. SAMUEL R. MADISON, STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LANDING HE HEARD A RADIO CALL FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WHO HAD APPARENTLY HAD TO MAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID COLLISION WITH MR. MADISON AIRCRAFT WHEN MR. MADISON TURNED ON FINAL (SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT FROM MR. MADISON). IN HIS STATEMENT MR. MADISON SAYS HE INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH TO THE UP POSITION WHILE CLEANING UP THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING. THE MISTAKE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO HIM BEING STARTLED BY THE RADIO CALL FROM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.