What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 28 July, 2003, Mr. Emil r. jahna, holder of private pilot certificate no. 263276471 was taxiing his Beechcraft BE-35 bonanza N25717, at the Bartow municipal, polk county airport, Bartow, Florida. Mr. Jahna, while taxiing, inadvertently cycled the landing gear selector the "up" (retracted) position. The nose landing gear subsequently retracted. The propeller and the nose section of the aircraft nosed down and made contact with the taxiway surface. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injury to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 28 JULY, 2003, MR. EMIL R. JAHNA, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 263276471 WAS TAXIING HIS BEECHCRAFT BE-35 BONANZA N25717, AT THE BARTOW MUNICIPAL, POLK COUNTY AIRPORT, BARTOW, FLORIDA. MR. JAHNA, WHILE TAXIING, INADVERTENTLY CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR THE "UP" (RETRACTED) POSITION. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY RETRACTED. THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE TAXIWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
Other reports on N25717 · 2
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