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) Just after lift-off and gear retraction, sparks and smoke came out of the right side of the instrument panel. Pilot was pre-occupied with this problem and allowed the aircraft to settle causing both propellers struck the runway. Smoke and sparks ceased immediately, pilot returned for landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) JUST AFTER LIFT-OFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, SPARKS AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PILOT WAS PRE-OCCUPIED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE CAUSING BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. SMOKE AND SPARKS CEASED IMMEDIATELY, PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING.
Other reports on N62757 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.