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FAA incident report · Mrchti SF260 · Daytona Beach, FL · June 21, 2004

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Date
June 21, 2004 · 11:35 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Spruce Creek Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15KP
Reported as
Mrchti SF260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total120 in this make and model20 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) On 06-21-2004, siai marcheti, N15KP, lost power shortly after liftoff from runway 23 at Spruce Creek Airport, Daytona Beach, FL. The pilot had already retracted the landing gear, but immediately extended the landing gear and attempted to land on the remaining portion of runway 23. Upon touchdown, the landing gear had not fully extended, causing minor damage to the aircraft as it slid off the end of runway 23. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. A detailed mechanical inspection of N15KP following the incident by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no abnormalities, and the loss of power condition could not be duplicated during ground operations. Information obtained from the pilot and visual inspection of the aircraft by the airworthiness inspector indicated that all operational aspects of the takeoff, to specifically include operation of the fuel system, appeared to be normal. Due to a prop strike occuring during this incident, and specifically because the cause for loss of power could not be determined, the pilot/owner of N15KP states that he will replace the aircraft's engine with a factory overhauled engine prior to return to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06-21-2004, SIAI MARCHETI, N15KP, LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RUNWAY 23 AT SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT, DAYTONA BEACH, FL. THE PILOT HAD ALREADY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, BUT IMMEDIATELY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING PORTION OF RUNWAY 23. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LANDING GEAR HAD NOT FULLY EXTENDED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS IT SLID OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 23. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. A DETAILED MECHANICAL INSPECTION OF N15KP FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES, AND THE LOSS OF POWER CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED DURING GROUND OPERATIONS. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE PILOT AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE TAKEOFF, TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE OPERATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. DUE TO A PROP STRIKE OCCURING DURING THIS INCIDENT, AND SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THE CAUSE FOR LOSS OF POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, THE PILOT/OWNER OF N15KP STATES THAT HE WILL REPLACE THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WITH A FACTORY OVERHAULED ENGINE PRIOR TO RETURN TO SERVICE.