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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 3NM · Houston, TX · May 11, 2008

Date: May 11, 2008 · 20:40 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6676
Reported as: Beech 3NM
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot performed normal pre-flight checks, tower cleared him for take off. On applying takeoff power and the tail lifting off the ground around 60 KTS the aircraft was at the tip of a slight rise in the runway, the landing gear began to retract and the prop tips struck the runway. Pilot began shut down procedures. When the pilot pulled the throttles to idle the gear horn sounded. The pilot noticed the gear handle still in the down position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS, TOWER CLEARED HIM FOR TAKE OFF. ON APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER AND THE TAIL LIFTING OFF THE GROUND AROUND 60 KTS THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE TIP OF A SLIGHT RISE IN THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT AND THE PROP TIPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. PILOT BEGAN SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES. WHEN THE PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE THE GEAR HORN SOUNDED. THE PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR HANDLE STILL IN THE DOWN POSITION.