# Incident 20240304001579I: Indus Aviation Inc T-211 THORPEDO, Maricopa, AZ, March 4, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2024, 09:00 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Ak-Chin Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Location: 32.9905° N, 111.9189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AK-CHIN RGNL (A39), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9905&lon=-111.9189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107JF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Indus T-211 THORPEDO (registry code 060002U, https://openairdocs.org/model/indus-t-211-thorpedo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INDUS AVIATION INC T-211 THORPEDO
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240304001579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT THE PILOT RECEIVED A RADIO CALL FROM THE AIRPORT MANAGER INFORMING HIM OF AN APPARENT ISSUE WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND CONDUCTED SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER THE AIRFIELD, THE PILOT WAS INFORMED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER THAT THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS HANGING DOWN BUT STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT MADE A SOFT FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N107JF (1)

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

- [Incident 20080918856739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918856739I), Sep 18, 2008: Indusa T211THORPEDO (N107JF), No damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] left danbury, CT, on 09/17/2008, in a LSA manufactured by indus aviation, inc of dallas, TX. The T-211 thorpedo,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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