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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31P · Houston, TX · November 6, 2009

Date
November 6, 2009 · 10:39 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Lone Star Executive
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N777PK
Reported as
Piper PA31P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
36,650 total38 in this make and model170 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.

On 11/06/2009 at 1039 CST, pilot-under-instruction attempted to takeoff from kcxo airport on runway 14. Both pilots and tower personnel state that the aircraft started to veer to the right after takeoff roll and then veered left off the runway. The aircraft traveled a brief distance on the dirt shoulder of the runway and then the nose gear collapsed causing minor damage to the underside of the aircraft and nose area. Both propellars had minor damage as well after striking the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/06/2009 AT 1039 CST, PILOT-UNDER-INSTRUCTION ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM KCXO AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 14. BOTH PILOTS AND TOWER PERSONNEL STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF ROLL AND THEN VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED A BRIEF DISTANCE ON THE DIRT SHOULDER OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOSE AREA. BOTH PROPELLARS HAD MINOR DAMAGE AS WELL AFTER STRIKING THE GROUND.