# Incident 20060112021029I: Piper PA23250, Marquette, MI, January 12, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2006, 07:20 local time
- Place: Marquette, MI
- Airport: Sawyer International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W1XA
- Location: 46.5507° N, 87.3958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marquette, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5507&lon=-87.3958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54231-2007-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060112021029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THIS FAR PART 135 INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 0720 EDT ON JANUARY 12, 2006. THE PILOT HAD AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AT WAKASAW BUT INDICATION CLEARED UP ON TAXI, HE TOOK OFF AND LANDED AT MARQUETTE (SAW) WITH A NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. ON LANDING RUNWAY 1, AFTER TURNING ONTO TAXIWAY "C" THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FORWARD. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD NOSE SECTION, NOSE GEAR, BOTH PROPELLERS AND ENGINES. IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N54231 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070612825789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070612825789I), Jun 12, 2007: Piper PA23250 (N54231), Neenah, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On June 12, 2007 at approximately 0740 cdlt the pilot of a Piper aztec, PA-23-250, did not lower the landing gear and struck the props while attempting a…
- [Incident 20030512010099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030512010099I), May 12, 2003: Piper PA23250 (N54231), Anoka, MN, Minor damage. (-23) During approach, leading edge of left wing hit ducks causing minor damge to 1 rib and approximately 2O inches wide on the leading edge of wing.
- [Accident 19980223001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980223001679A), Feb 23, 1998: Piper PA23250 (N54231), Peoria, IL, Substantial damage. Left engine overheated after departure. Shutdown. Feathered. Pumped gear down. Not aligned. Stall mush onto taxiway (.4)the pilot said his left engine was…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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