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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swftms GC-1B · Morris, IL · May 25, 2005

Date: May 25, 2005 · 13:45 local
Place: Morris, IL
Airport: Morris Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3875K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05CA134
Reported as: Swftms GC1B
Reported engine: Continental C125*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total250 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N3875KRegistered now · Temco GC-1BS/N 3575 · Built 1948 Airframe modelTemco GC-1B Engine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot attempted to take off on runway 36 at Morris, IL (C09) airport. Aircraft started to rotate for take off at approximately 50 mph. Pilot claims he was strapped into seat (shoulder harness) and pilot seat slipped back on the seat rails to full aft position and he could not reach any flight controls. The aircraft settled to the ground, then departed to the left side of runway. It then re-entered the runway severing the landing gear. It skidded to a stop about one-third of the way down the runway. A taxiway light was broken by the aircraft. A side load on both landing gear collapsed the gear toward the right side. Damage was incurred on the right wing from the landing gear punching up from the bottom.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 36 AT MORRIS, IL (C09) AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROTATE FOR TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. PILOT CLAIMS HE WAS STRAPPED INTO SEAT (SHOULDER HARNESS) AND PILOT SEAT SLIPPED BACK ON THE SEAT RAILS TO FULL AFT POSITION AND HE COULD NOT REACH ANY FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND, THEN DEPARTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. IT THEN RE-ENTERED THE RUNWAY SEVERING THE LANDING GEAR. IT SKIDDED TO A STOP ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. A TAXIWAY LIGHT WAS BROKEN BY THE AIRCRAFT. A SIDE LOAD ON BOTH LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED THE GEAR TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE. DAMAGE WAS INCURRED ON THE RIGHT WING FROM THE LANDING GEAR PUNCHING UP FROM THE BOTTOM.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI05CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMorris, ILMalfunction of the pilot seat positioning mechanism for undetermined reasons resulting in a loss of aircraft control. The runway light struck when the airplane departed the pavement was a contributing factor.May 25, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3875K · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19970510014999ILevel Off Touchdown · Romeoville, ILNarrative: PIC of N3875K landed with the gear retracted on runway 27 at Lewis University Airport, Romeoville, IL. PIC stated that he forgot to extend gear prior to landing.May 10, 1997 · Minor damage