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Date
August 17, 2007 · 17:15 local
Place
Toledo, OH
Airport
Metcalf Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8221R
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft nose landing gear collapsed during landing at Metcalf (tdz). Pilot reported only two green lights for mains but not for nose. During aircraft fly-by ground personnel observed nose gear appeared to be down. Pilot initiated soft field landing and upon touch down nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT METCALF (TDZ). PILOT REPORTED ONLY TWO GREEN LIGHTS FOR MAINS BUT NOT FOR NOSE. DURING AIRCRAFT FLY-BY GROUND PERSONNEL OBSERVED NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT INITIATED SOFT FIELD LANDING AND UPON TOUCH DOWN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.