20041026028099I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Charleston, SC · October 26, 2004

Date: October 26, 2004 · 12:30 local
Place: Charleston, SC
Airport: Charleston Afb-International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1550U
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N1550URegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2839 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 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) PIC reported that after being cleared for departure following a Boeing-737 he encountered wake turbulence after take-off, followed by uncommanded extreme roll to the left, this was corrected with right aileron to neutral. A loss of lift became apparent despite full engine power and continued turbulence. The gear switch was placed down but the aircraft impacted the runway before the landing gear fully extended.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR DEPARTURE FOLLOWING A BOEING-737 HE ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE AFTER TAKE-OFF, FOLLOWED BY UNCOMMANDED EXTREME ROLL TO THE LEFT, THIS WAS CORRECTED WITH RIGHT AILERON TO NEUTRAL. A LOSS OF LIFT BECAME APPARENT DESPITE FULL ENGINE POWER AND CONTINUED TURBULENCE. THE GEAR SWITCH WAS PLACED DOWN BUT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE LANDING GEAR FULLY EXTENDED.