What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 21, 2023 at 1725 local time, a Piper PA-28R-180 aircraft, privacy data omitted, operated by a private pilot, received minor damage following a nose gear collapse on landing at the Mbs International Airport (mbs), Saginaw Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. Both the pilot and passenger received no injuries. The flight originated from the cherry capitol airport (tvc), traverse city, Michigan at approximately 1630.
According to the pilot he was landing at the Mt. Pleasant municipal airport (mop) when he felt a thump during the landing flare. Immediately following the gear indicator showed the nose gear not down and locked, the pilot elected to make a go-around to access the situation then decided to divert to the nearest towered airport (Saginaw). Once there, he made several low passes by the tower to inspect the gear. The tower indicated the nose gear was hanging and not in the locked position. The pilot elected to land at Saginaw because of services on the field.
Upon landing the nose gear collapsed allowing the nose to drop and the propellor to strike the runway surface. The aircraft remained on the runway while the pilot and passenger egressed. Airport services recovered the aircraft and placed in secure storage. The aircraft received only minor damage to the nose gear doors and cowl. It was later determined that a deer had been struck by the aircraft during landing at Mt. Pleasant.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 AT 1725 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-180 AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT THE MBS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MBS), SAGINAW MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CHERRY CAPITOL AIRPORT (TVC), TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1630.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS LANDING AT THE MT. PLEASANT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MOP) WHEN HE FELT A THUMP DURING THE LANDING FLARE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED THE NOSE GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND TO ACCESS THE SITUATION THEN DECIDED TO DIVERT TO THE NEAREST TOWERED AIRPORT (SAGINAW). ONCE THERE, HE MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES BY THE TOWER TO INSPECT THE GEAR. THE TOWER INDICATED THE NOSE GEAR WAS HANGING AND NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT SAGINAW BECAUSE OF SERVICES ON THE FIELD.
UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE NOSE TO DROP AND THE PROPELLOR TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY WHILE THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED. AIRPORT SERVICES RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED IN SECURE STORAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND COWL. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A DEER HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AT MT. PLEASANT.
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