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Wed, Oct 15, 2003

Tailwheel Wouldn't Extend -- on 172?

That's Why They Call These, 'Preliminary' Reports

OK -- what's wrong with this? [We understand that mistakes have occasionally crept into these reports, when the writers are themselves chasing all over heck, listening to dozens of witnesses, on a holiday weekend, and just basically overworked. The outcome, though, is sometimes -- you gotta admit -- pretty funny --ed.]

**   Report created 10/14/2003   Record 35  **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 736RX        Make/Model: C172      Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla
  Date: 10/13/2003     Time: 2123
  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Minor
LOCATION
  City: PORTLAND                    State: ME   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT ON LANDING RUNWAY 29, VEERED OFF INTO THE GRASS, REAR GEAR WAS NOT EXTENTED, PORTLAND, ME
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: CLR 10 3605
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Landing      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: PORTLAND, ME                Dep Date: 10/13/2003   Dep. Time: 2050
  Destination: PORTLAND, ME             Flt Plan: NONE         Wx Briefing: N
  Last Radio Cont: PORTLAND ATCT
  Last Clearance: CLRD TO LAND
  FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, ME  (NE05)                  Entry date: 10/14/2003


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