38.0367° N, 84.6086° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 5, 1980 · 14:36 local
Place
Lexington, KY
Airport
Blue Grass
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N90488
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total75 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose gear retracted on takeoff roll. No gear malfunction found.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. NO GEAR MALFUNCTION FOUND.