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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Siai-Marchetti F.260 · Fitchburg, MA · June 1, 2014

Date: June 1, 2014 · 12:00 local
Place: Fitchburg, MA
Airport: Fitchburg
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7895
Reported as: Siai-Marchetti F.260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N7895Registered now · Siai-Marchetti F.260S/N 123 · Built 1968 Airframe modelSiai-Marchetti F.260 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 3 2014 pilot departed sterling airport (3B3) AT10AM local with two passengers, on board. PIC proceeded to fly to a unidentified grass strip in Vermont. Upon lowering his landing gear he heard a clunk noise and only two green indications, PIC then contacted ground personnel and was advised that his nose wheel was at approx. 45 degrees. PIC then decided to return to mass, reaching concord VOR he asked for and received permission to land at Fitchburg Airport. Boston TRACON contacted crash fire at Fitchburg. The PIC then contacted the ground fire chief and co-ordinated the landing. At approx 12 noon local the PIC then landed with full flaps, no power and settled the aircraft in and experienced a minor prop strike and minor cowling strike/damage, with the nose gear collapsing fully, aircraft came to a full stop and the PIC exited the aircraft to the right with passengers to meet emergency response personnel. The aircraft's last conditional inspection was accomplished on 10 feb 2014

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 3 2014 PILOT DEPARTED STERLING AIRPORT (3B3) AT10AM LOCAL WITH TWO PASSENGERS, ON BOARD. PIC PROCEEDED TO FLY TO A UNIDENTIFIED GRASS STRIP IN VERMONT. UPON LOWERING HIS LANDING GEAR HE HEARD A CLUNK NOISE AND ONLY TWO GREEN INDICATIONS, PIC THEN CONTACTED GROUND PERSONNEL AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS NOSE WHEEL WAS AT APPROX. 45 DEGREES. PIC THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO MASS, REACHING CONCORD VOR HE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO LAND AT FITCHBURG AIRPORT. BOSTON TRACON CONTACTED CRASH FIRE AT FITCHBURG. THE PIC THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRE CHIEF AND CO-ORDINATED THE LANDING. AT APPROX 12 NOON LOCAL THE PIC THEN LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS, NO POWER AND SETTLED THE AIRCRAFT IN AND EXPERIENCED A MINOR PROP STRIKE AND MINOR COWLING STRIKE/DAMAGE, WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING FULLY, AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP AND THE PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT WITH PASSENGERS TO MEET EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL. THE AIRCRAFT'S LAST CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 10 FEB 2014