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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Panama City, FL · August 28, 2005

Date: August 28, 2005 · 14:45 local
Place: Panama City, FL
Airport: Panama City-Bay County
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N544PX
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total30 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N544PXRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2994 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot taxied to active runway and applied full power for takeoff. Aircraft accelerated normally. As soon as pilot raised nose for take off, he stated that the right landing gear collapsed. The aircraft started to yaw and the left main gear collapsed followed by the nose gear. Both propellers contacted the runway as the aircraft slid to a stop. Inspection indicated that neither wing tip was damaged and the gear doors received scratches indicating that the aircraft had slid straight ahead on its belly. Pilot stated that the gear lever was in the down position during his runup.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TAXIED TO ACTIVE RUNWAY AND APPLIED FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY. AS SOON AS PILOT RAISED NOSE FOR TAKE OFF, HE STATED THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR. BOTH PROPELLERS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. INSPECTION INDICATED THAT NEITHER WING TIP WAS DAMAGED AND THE GEAR DOORS RECEIVED SCRATCHES INDICATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SLID STRAIGHT AHEAD ON ITS BELLY. PILOT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION DURING HIS RUNUP.