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) While on the take-off run, just prior to rotation speed, the nose gear retracted. The left and right engine propellers struck the runway surface with both engines at take-off power. The aircraft slid to a stop remaining on the runway surface. The main landing gear did not collapse, and there were no injuries to the pilot or passenger. During an interview, the pilot stated that after the aircraft came to a stop on the runway, he noticed the gear handle was in the "up" position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON THE TAKE-OFF RUN, JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION SPEED, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE WITH BOTH ENGINES AT TAKE-OFF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP REMAINING ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. DURING AN INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, HE NOTICED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE "UP" POSITION.
Other reports on N6001R · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.