40.1224° N, 76.2944° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 27, 1982 · 19:20 local
Place
Lancaster, PA
Airport
Lancaster
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N511SC
Reported as
Cessna T303
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total1,100 in this make and model75 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.
Pilot took of with tow bar attached. Prop hit tow bar when gear was retracted. Made safe landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OF WITH TOW BAR ATTACHED. PROP HIT TOW BAR WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. MADE SAFE LANDING.