20070531008049I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Topeka, KS · May 31, 2007

Date
May 31, 2007 · 14:12 local
Place
Topeka, KS
Airport
Philip Billard Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5466P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
505 total13 in this make and model2 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) During a touch and go landing, the pilot selected the gear up instead of flaps up. The gear retracted during takeoff roll and while the aircraft was still on the runway. Damage was evident on the propeller and the belly skin of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR UP INSTEAD OF FLAPS UP. THE GEAR RETRACTED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT ON THE PROPELLER AND THE BELLY SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N5466P · 1

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