20010515015799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D18S · Vancouver, WA · May 15, 2001

Date
May 15, 2001 · 14:15 local
Place
Vancouver, WA
Airport
Evergreen Field Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62AB
Reported as
Beech D18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
775 total450 in this make and model300 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.

(-23) Aircraft departed for maintenance test after adjustments on landing gear. On takeoff roll, landing gear retracted. Landing gear handle inadvertently left in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR MAINTENANCE TEST AFTER ADJUSTMENTS ON LANDING GEAR. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. LANDING GEAR HANDLE INADVERTENTLY LEFT IN THE UP POSITION.