# Incident 20060724015459I: Piper PA28R200, Bettles, AK, July 24, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2006, 20:30 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Bettles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.9139° N, 151.5291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BETTLES (BTT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9139&lon=-151.5291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5115S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5115S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060724015459I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID DAMAGE TO HIS PROPELLER ON A GRAVEL RUNWAY HE ELECTED TO EXECUTE A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. HE USED TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS FOR THE TAKEOFF AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF HE RETRACTED FLAPS TO ONE NOTCH. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING SO HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE HE LOWERED THE NOSE SLIGHTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE TOWARD THE RUNWAY SO HE CUT THE POWER AND MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION BUT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE GEAR EXTENDED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ONLY DEVELOPING 2500 RPM WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING 2700 RPM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N5115S (1)

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

- [Incident 19800522052829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522052829I), May 22, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N5115S), Elko, NV, Minor damage. Forced landing made in field after engine quit. Fuel servo unit malfunctioned.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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