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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Jackson, TN · March 29, 2016

Date: March 29, 2016 · 18:45 local
Place: Jackson, TN
Airport: Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N568WF
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N568WFRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680264 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine 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.

For unknown reasons the nose gear partially collapsed upon touchdown, allowing the prop to strike the ground momentarily. The pilot was able to keep the nose gear from collpasing completely by applying full aft force on the elevator during the touchdown on landing. The aircraft was then shutdown after exiting the runway and was towed to the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN, ALLOWING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND MOMENTARILY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE NOSE GEAR FROM COLLPASING COMPLETELY BY APPLYING FULL AFT FORCE ON THE ELEVATOR DURING THE TOUCHDOWN ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SHUTDOWN AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY AND WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP.

Other reports on N568WF · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20201226017329ILanding: Touchdown · Jackson, TNThe PIC was on a local proficiency flight and was the sole occupant of the aircraft. After returning to mkl from a nearby airport, the PIC established radio contact with mkl tower and gave intentions to land at mkl. ATC advised the PIC to report a two mile…Dec 26, 2020 · Minor damage