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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A24R · Athens, GA · May 14, 2003

Date: May 14, 2003 · 20:15 local
Place: Athens, GA
Airport: Athens/Ben Epps Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8054R
Reported as: Beech A24R
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total550 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8054RRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2005 · Beech A24RS/N MC-50 · Built 1970 Airframe modelBeech A24R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 13, 2003, at 2007 eastern daylight time with unrestricted visibility and calm wind, a BE-23-A24R, registered to and operated by a private pilot Mr. Saxton r gaskin jr took off from clark county, ben Epps (anh) airport using runway 27. On takeoff roll at approx. 300 to 400 AGL, the pilot noticed the engine was losing power and RPM. Mr. Gaskin decided to make shallow right turn in an effort to reach the end of runway 20. Mr. Gaskin came short of runway 20 and landed in a grassy field. Upon landing, the nose gear rt main gear collapsed. The engine run of the subjuct aircraft confirms to Mr. Gaskin witness statement of engine malfunction (losing power).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 13, 2003, AT 2007 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY AND CALM WIND, A BE-23-A24R, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT MR. SAXTON R GASKIN JR TOOK OFF FROM CLARK COUNTY, BEN EPPS (ANH) AIRPORT USING RUNWAY 27. ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROX. 300 TO 400 AGL, THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER AND RPM. MR. GASKIN DECIDED TO MAKE SHALLOW RIGHT TURN IN AN EFFORT TO REACH THE END OF RUNWAY 20. MR. GASKIN CAME SHORT OF RUNWAY 20 AND LANDED IN A GRASSY FIELD. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ENGINE RUN OF THE SUBJUCT AIRCRAFT CONFIRMS TO MR. GASKIN WITNESS STATEMENT OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION (LOSING POWER).