19791027035119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Ft Myers, FL · October 27, 1979

Date
October 27, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Page
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N640CC
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLD04
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
685 total90 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot retracted landing gear on takeoff, then allowed aircraft to settle and contact the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RETRACTED LANDING GEAR ON TAKEOFF, THEN ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE AND CONTACT THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N640CC · 2

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