20060101000149I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rangeriderbm · Gastonia, NC · January 1, 2006

Date: January 1, 2006 · 17:00 local
Place: Gastonia, NC
Airport: Gastonia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N256RR
Reported as: Rangeriderbm
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 166 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) At approximately 1700 EST on 01-01-06 aircraft departed runway 21 at akh. When aircraft reached an altitude of approximately 200 feet AGL, engine sputtered and pilot elected to make precautionary landing. Landing attempt resulted in a hard landing with landing gear and propeller damage. Aircraft stopped approximately 100 feet from end of runway 21 on the left hand side. No injuries incurred by pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 EST ON 01-01-06 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 AT AKH. WHEN AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, ENGINE SPUTTERED AND PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING WITH LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY 21 ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. NO INJURIES INCURRED BY PILOT.