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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raythn C90GT · Romeo, MI · December 26, 2007

Date: December 26, 2007 · 08:00 local
Place: Romeo, MI
Airport: Romeo State
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N590GT
Reported as: Raythn C90GT
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A135A
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total500 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N590GTRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2010 · Raytheon C90GTS/N LJ1759 Airframe modelRaytheon C90GT

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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 departed Romeo State Airport, D98, at 0757 local time, at or near maximum takeoff gross weight. Romeo airport has no meteorological data; however, nearby selfridge afb, MI reported calm wind, visibility 1/4 mile in freezing fog, RVR more than 6000', vertical visibility 200', temperature -6, dewpoint -7, altimeter 30.16. The pilot stated that after lift-off, he became distracted. The aircraft struck a tree with the left wing, sustaining damage to the leading edge and wing tip. The aircraft was able to continue flying and landed successfully at flint bishop airport, MI.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ROMEO STATE AIRPORT, D98, AT 0757 LOCAL TIME, AT OR NEAR MAXIMUM TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT. ROMEO AIRPORT HAS NO METEOROLOGICAL DATA; HOWEVER, NEARBY SELFRIDGE AFB, MI REPORTED CALM WIND, VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE IN FREEZING FOG, RVR MORE THAN 6000', VERTICAL VISIBILITY 200', TEMPERATURE -6, DEWPOINT -7, ALTIMETER 30.16. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFT-OFF, HE BECAME DISTRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING, SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE AND WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FLYING AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT, MI.