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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · San Diego, CA · July 23, 2009

Date: July 23, 2009 · 12:05 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Brown Field Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8138R
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 463 total220 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N8138RRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-587 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) PIC, privacy data omitted, was performing "touch and go" landings and takeoffs on runway 26R at Brown field, San Diego, CA. Upon landing with landing gear down, davenport began the transition for takeoff. He pushed the throttle to full power, then, intending to retract the flaps, inadvertently moved the landing gear selector to the "up" position. He quickly realized his error, but not soon enough to prevent the gear from retracting. With insufficient lift, the aircraft settled to the runway, preceded by repetitive propeller strikes and slid to a stop on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS PERFORMING "TOUCH AND GO" LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS ON RUNWAY 26R AT BROWN FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CA. UPON LANDING WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN, DAVENPORT BEGAN THE TRANSITION FOR TAKEOFF. HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER, THEN, INTENDING TO RETRACT THE FLAPS, INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR TO THE "UP" POSITION. HE QUICKLY REALIZED HIS ERROR, BUT NOT SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE GEAR FROM RETRACTING. WITH INSUFFICIENT LIFT, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY, PRECEDED BY REPETITIVE PROPELLER STRIKES AND SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.