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FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Topeka, KS · July 7, 2004

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Date
July 7, 2004 · 06:15 local
Place
Topeka, KS
Airport
Forbes Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N678JS
Reported as
Cessna 414A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N678JSRegistered now · Cessna 414AS/N 414A0090 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 414AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was on IFR flight plan from Topeka, KS (foe) to Kansas city, MO (mkc). On take off roll the left tire and outboard section of the left main wheel departed the aircraft. Pilot was able to stop aircraft on runway prior to getting airborne. The left outboard main gear door also departed the aircraft and punctured the lower wing skin allowing approximately 100 gallons of av gas to spill out on runway. There was no evidence of fire at the scene. The pilot was the only person on board. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM TOPEKA, KS (FOE) TO KANSAS CITY, MO (MKC). ON TAKE OFF ROLL THE LEFT TIRE AND OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY PRIOR TO GETTING AIRBORNE. THE LEFT OUTBOARD MAIN GEAR DOOR ALSO DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PUNCTURED THE LOWER WING SKIN ALLOWING APPROXIMATELY 100 GALLONS OF AV GAS TO SPILL OUT ON RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE AT THE SCENE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.