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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Georgetown, TX · February 27, 2022

Date: February 27, 2022 · 16:35 local
Place: Georgetown, TX
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: PQQS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2446N
Reported as: Piper PA-38-112
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N2446NRegistered now · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0847 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N2446N called tower requested taxi to rwy for a east VFR dep. N2446N taxied from the grass parking area on to taxiway A1 and reported the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft was towed back to privacy data omitted flight school. Aircraft damage was limited to left hand landing gear attach bolts and the landing gear cover fairing during ground taxi prior to flight febuary 27, 2022.

As the FAA filed it

N2446N CALLED TOWER REQUESTED TAXI TO RWY FOR A EAST VFR DEP. N2446N TAXIED FROM THE GRASS PARKING AREA ON TO TAXIWAY A1 AND REPORTED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT SCHOOL. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLTS AND THE LANDING GEAR COVER FAIRING DURING GROUND TAXI PRIOR TO FLIGHT FEBUARY 27, 2022.