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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Marsh S-2F3AT · Columbia, CA · June 25, 2007

Date: June 25, 2007 · 19:41 local
Place: Columbia, CA
Airport: Columbia
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N422DF
Reported as: Marsh S2F3AT
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N422DFRegistered now · Marsh S-2F3ATS/N 152817 · Built 2001 Airframe modelMarsh S-2F3AT Engine modelHoneywell TPE331-14GRTurbo-prop

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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 return to landing at O22, after a fire suppression flight, the pilot selected gear down and believed he saw three gear down lights. On landing, the nose gear was apparently still retracted. The aircraft skidded approximately 2500 feet on the runway to a stop, and the pilot exited the aircraft. No injuries to the pilot. Aircraft had damage to the nose gear, and nose cone. The props did not contact the runway. The aircraft was inspected, and a ferry permit was issued by WP-25 to re-locate the aircraft to mcc for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON RETURN TO LANDING AT O22, AFTER A FIRE SUPPRESSION FLIGHT, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND BELIEVED HE SAW THREE GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. ON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR WAS APPARENTLY STILL RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET ON THE RUNWAY TO A STOP, AND THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, AND NOSE CONE. THE PROPS DID NOT CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, AND A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED BY WP-25 TO RE-LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT TO MCC FOR REPAIRS.