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PA32 pilot reported experiencing a nose gear collapse and prop strike when he taxied off the runway while checking gauges.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1412632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 1644 Flight Crew Type 1100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Was taxiing to run up area after initial startup; was looking at a gauge and taxied off taxiway into mud from previous night's rain and nose gear collapsed causing a prop strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA32 pilot reported experiencing a nose gear collapse and prop strike when he taxied off the runway while checking gauges.
Narrative: Was taxiing to run up area after initial startup; was looking at a gauge and taxied off taxiway into mud from previous night's rain and nose gear collapsed causing a prop strike.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.