20050611011949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR 320 · Garberville, CA · June 11, 2005

Date: June 11, 2005 · 16:07 local
Place: Garberville, CA
Airport: Garberville Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9BF
Reported as: Amtr LANCAIR320
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total960 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9BFRegistered now · Baron Fred N LANCAIR 320S/N 771 · Built 1995 Airframe modelBaron Fred N LANCAIR 320 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 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 owner/pilot: installed recently overhauled nosegear assembly. Installation required numerous gear actuation tests on jacks to determine proper operation and make any adjustments as necessary. After satisfactory tests were completed, owner/pilot removed the aircraft from jacks, entered the aircraft with his wife, and proceeded to runway 36 at Garberville Airport for departure. During the takeoff roll, the nosegear collapsed and the aircraft "ground looped." Minor damage to the right wingtip, belly of aircraft, lots of damage to the engine from ingestion of dirt, and damage to the propeller. Crankshaft runout shows no damage to the IO-320 (performed by lycon of visalia, CA). Cause of incident: owner/pilot began takeoff roll with the gear selector in the up position. Checklist did not have a "check of the gear position" prior to start or prior to takeoff. The checklist now incorporates this check.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT OWNER/PILOT: INSTALLED RECENTLY OVERHAULED NOSEGEAR ASSEMBLY. INSTALLATION REQUIRED NUMEROUS GEAR ACTUATION TESTS ON JACKS TO DETERMINE PROPER OPERATION AND MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS AS NECESSARY. AFTER SATISFACTORY TESTS WERE COMPLETED, OWNER/PILOT REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM JACKS, ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT WITH HIS WIFE, AND PROCEEDED TO RUNWAY 36 AT GARBERVILLE AIRPORT FOR DEPARTURE. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT "GROUND LOOPED." MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP, BELLY OF AIRCRAFT, LOTS OF DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FROM INGESTION OF DIRT, AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. CRANKSHAFT RUNOUT SHOWS NO DAMAGE TO THE IO-320 (PERFORMED BY LYCON OF VISALIA, CA). CAUSE OF INCIDENT: OWNER/PILOT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE UP POSITION. CHECKLIST DID NOT HAVE A "CHECK OF THE GEAR POSITION" PRIOR TO START OR PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE CHECKLIST NOW INCORPORATES THIS CHECK.