20000505029499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Chicago/Aurora, IL · May 5, 2000

Date
May 5, 2000 · 12:15 local
Place
Chicago/Aurora, IL
Airport
Aurora Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5041P
Reported as
Piper PA24
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,577 total1,100 in this make and model4 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.

(-23)On departure, landing gear retracted causing propeller and engine damage. The aircraft stopped in approximately 400 feet. The pilot had to shut the engine down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON DEPARTURE, LANDING GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING PROPELLER AND ENGINE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET. THE PILOT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN.