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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · College Station, TX · July 10, 1997

Date: July 10, 1997 · 10:41 local
Place: College Station, TX
Airport: Easterwood Field Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: IQQA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2824T
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Continental IO360A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,835 total950 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N2824TRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250171 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Plane veered left on takeoff. Rotated. No nose gear up light. Doors open. Landed nose gear up. Wheel turned sideway

As the FAA filed it

PLANE VEERED LEFT ON TAKEOFF. ROTATED. NO NOSE GEAR UP LIGHT. DOORS OPEN. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. WHEEL TURNED SIDEWAY