What happened
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(-23) On June 30, 2004, at 0610 CDT, a Beechcraft BE-200, N432FA, operated by ATP pilot richard w. pollak, was departing runway 24 at Green Bay, WI, Austin straublel international airport (kgrb). The pilot said takeoff roll was normal, the aircraft rotated at 95 knots, achieved a positive rate of climb at 110 knots, the gear was selected up and the right engine failed as the gear retracted. The pilot was forced to lower the nose due to decaying airspeed, the pilot attempted to lower the gear to reland, but the aircraft contacted the runway before the gear could extend. The aircraft was substantially damaged and two passengers had neck and back injuries. The aircraft was operated under part 135 and was on a IFR flight plan. The weather was VMC with light winds.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2004, AT 0610 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT BE-200, N432FA, OPERATED BY ATP PILOT RICHARD W. POLLAK, WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 24 AT GREEN BAY, WI, AUSTIN STRAUBLEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KGRB). THE PILOT SAID TAKEOFF ROLL WAS NORMAL, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AT 95 KNOTS, ACHIEVED A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB AT 110 KNOTS, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP AND THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AS THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LOWER THE NOSE DUE TO DECAYING AIRSPEED, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR TO RELAND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE GEAR COULD EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND TWO PASSENGERS HAD NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER PART 135 AND WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH LIGHT WINDS.
NTSB investigation
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