# Incident 20070920021449I: Socata TB20TRINIDAD, Imperial, CA, September 20, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (registry code 8680695, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4D5D (registry code 41652, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4d5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB20TRINIDAD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070920021449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2007, N260TB, A SOCATA TB-20 AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT IMPERIAL COUNTY AIRPORT, IMPERIAL CA. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 26 AT 1230 PDT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOSE GEAR WHEEL FORK CONTACTED AND HUNG UP ON THE ENGINE COWL GEAR FAIRING. M OR D REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

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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