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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Watertown, WI · July 27, 2008

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Date
July 27, 2008 · 13:00 local
Place
Watertown, WI
Airport
Watertown Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N397PC
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
425 total175 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N397PCRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3189 · Built 1962Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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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 July 26, 2008, N397PC a Piper commanche aircraft piloted by privacy data omitted had a landing gear problem while attempting to land at the Watertown, WI. Airport. On July 27, 2008 privacy data omitted and a commanche gear representive privacy data omitted who is an A&P mechanic looked at the gear box and made an adjustment. While taxiing for takeoff the nose gear collapsed. privacy data omitted Thinks he shut the power off to early and did not let the nose wheel lock into place.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 26, 2008, N397PC A PIPER COMMANCHE AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE WATERTOWN, WI. AIRPORT. ON JULY 27, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A COMMANCHE GEAR REPRESENTIVE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IS AN A&P MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE GEAR BOX AND MADE AN ADJUSTMENT. WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THINKS HE SHUT THE POWER OFF TO EARLY AND DID NOT LET THE NOSE WHEEL LOCK INTO PLACE.