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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Austin, TX · June 7, 1996

Date: June 7, 1996 · 17:40 local
Place: Austin, TX
Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5241S
Reported as: Cessna R182
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,422 total197 in this make and model40 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.

Narrative: at approximately 5:40 pm, Friday, June 7, 1996, Mr. Stuart w. ashmun, the pilot in command had a nose gear retraction while on take-off roll at Austin Mueller airport, Austin,TX. Mr. Ashmun stated that after the incident, he noticed that the gear handle was in the up position. He further stated that his 31/2 year old son had been in the airplane by himself and "had turned some light switches and put the gear handle up". Mr. Ashmun admitted he did not check the handle prior to engine start up. The pilot admitted to not following the manufacturers check list. This would have prevented this incident. This inspector counseled the pilot and feels that his incident will not reoccur with respect to Mr. Ashmun.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 5:40 PM, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1996, MR. STUART W. ASHMUN, THE PILOT IN COMMAND HAD A NOSE GEAR RETRACTION WHILE ON TAKE-OFF ROLL AT AUSTIN MUELLER AIRPORT, AUSTIN,TX. MR. ASHMUN STATED THAT AFTER THE INCIDENT, HE NOTICED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HIS 31/2 YEAR OLD SON HAD BEEN IN THE AIRPLANE BY HIMSELF AND "HAD TURNED SOME LIGHT SWITCHES AND PUT THE GEAR HANDLE UP". MR. ASHMUN ADMITTED HE DID NOT CHECK THE HANDLE PRIOR TO ENGINE START UP. THE PILOT ADMITTED TO NOT FOLLOWING THE MANUFACTURERS CHECK LIST. THIS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT. THIS INSPECTOR COUNSELED THE PILOT AND FEELS THAT HIS INCIDENT WILL NOT REOCCUR WITH RESPECT TO MR. ASHMUN.