What happened
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On 06/05/2019 at approximately 1530 hours this inspector, privacy data omitted was on duty at the portland, Maine flight standards district office. This inspector was notified by inspector privacy data omitted of this office of an aircraft accident/incident at the Bangor international airport (kbgr). This inspector was asked to proceed to the scene to investigate and gather information. This inspector arrived at the kbgr general aviation terminal waiting area at approximately 1650 hours and met with the pilot and owner of the aircraft, privacy data omitted, and privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Is the operations specialist for the city of Bangor and was the person in charge for the incident. Also present were two customs and border protection personnel known to this inspector and several others who later assisted with the removal of the aircraft from the runway.
This inspector then had a brief discussion with airman privacy data omitted. No questions were asked about the event at this time. Airman privacy data omitted was provided the federal aviation administration (FAA) compliance philosophy/airman rights brochure. After providing airman privacy data omitted with the brochure, this inspector asked airman privacy data omitted if he would mind waiting while the incident scene was investigated and cleared as it was blocking the only runway and the airport was closed to all traffic. Airman privacy data omitted indicated that was acceptable. A statement by airman privacy data omitted was completed.
This inspector was taken out to the scene by privacy data omitted in a city of Bangor pickup truck. A 1980 Cessna 210N N6428C was found on the centerline of runway 33 at approximately the 9000?remaining marker. The runway is approximately 11,440 feet long and 200 feet wide. The aircraft was in a tail-high attitude resting on the two main gear and the front of the nose. The flaps were retracted. All three blades of the single propeller were damaged and curled back. No fuel leakage was visible. The only other visible damage at that time was where the nose of the aircraft had contacted the runway. The nose wheel assembly was completely retracted and not visible and the nose gear doors were closed. Inspection of the cockpit revealed master switch off, ignition off and keys removed, and gear handle in the up position.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/05/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 HOURS THIS INSPECTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON DUTY AT THE PORTLAND, MAINE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. THIS INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED BY INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THIS OFFICE OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT AT THE BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBGR). THIS INSPECTOR WAS ASKED TO PROCEED TO THE SCENE TO INVESTIGATE AND GATHER INFORMATION. THIS INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE KBGR GENERAL AVIATION TERMINAL WAITING AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 HOURS AND MET WITH THE PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS THE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF BANGOR AND WAS THE PERSON IN CHARGE FOR THE INCIDENT. ALSO PRESENT WERE TWO CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION PERSONNEL KNOWN TO THIS INSPECTOR AND SEVERAL OTHERS WHO LATER ASSISTED WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY.
THIS INSPECTOR THEN HAD A BRIEF DISCUSSION WITH AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NO QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ABOUT THE EVENT AT THIS TIME. AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PROVIDED THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMPLIANCE PHILOSOPHY/AIRMAN RIGHTS BROCHURE. AFTER PROVIDING AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THE BROCHURE, THIS INSPECTOR ASKED AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IF HE WOULD MIND WAITING WHILE THE INCIDENT SCENE WAS INVESTIGATED AND CLEARED AS IT WAS BLOCKING THE ONLY RUNWAY AND THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC. AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED THAT WAS ACCEPTABLE. A STATEMENT BY AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COMPLETED.
THIS INSPECTOR WAS TAKEN OUT TO THE SCENE BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN A CITY OF BANGOR PICKUP TRUCK. A 1980 CESSNA 210N N6428C WAS FOUND ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 33 AT APPROXIMATELY THE 9000?REMAINING MARKER. THE RUNWAY IS APPROXIMATELY 11,440 FEET LONG AND 200 FEET WIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A TAIL-HIGH ATTITUDE RESTING ON THE TWO MAIN GEAR AND THE FRONT OF THE NOSE. THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. ALL THREE BLADES OF THE SINGLE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED AND CURLED BACK. NO FUEL LEAKAGE WAS VISIBLE. THE ONLY OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE AT THAT TIME WAS WHERE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS COMPLETELY RETRACTED AND NOT VISIBLE AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE CLOSED. INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT REVEALED MASTER SWITCH OFF, IGNITION OFF AND KEYS REMOVED, AND GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION.
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