What happened
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(-23) Aircraft incident involving N538AJ occurred at the Palo Alto airport (pao) at 1705PST on the 8th of January 2002. N538AJ was on takeoff roll for departure on runway 31 when at midfield, all three of the landing gears retracted. At this time, the aircraft veered off to the right side of the runway, left wing hit a runway light standard, then came to rest 125 feet from the center line of the runway in the mud. No injuries were sustained by the pilot the sole occupant of the aircraft. The aircraft received minor damage. The cause of the landing gear retraction is undetermined at this time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT INCIDENT INVOLVING N538AJ OCCURRED AT THE PALO ALTO AIRPORT (PAO) AT 1705PST ON THE 8TH OF JANUARY 2002. N538AJ WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 31 WHEN AT MIDFIELD, ALL THREE OF THE LANDING GEARS RETRACTED. AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, LEFT WING HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT STANDARD, THEN CAME TO REST 125 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE MUD. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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