# Accident 20110325006969A: North American B-25J, Encinal, TX, March 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Encinal, TX
- Airport: El Jardin Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0739° N, 99.2847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL JARDIN RANCH (XA66), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0739&lon=-99.2847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American B-25J (registry code 6400710, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-b-25j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600-35 (registry code 67127, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN B-25J
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-2600-35
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,708 total, 400 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110325006969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS WITH AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE THE CO-PILOT INITIATED A PREMATURE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP. A FIRE OCCURRED IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AND IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AS A RESULT OF FRICTION, BOTH FIRES WENT OUT ON THEIR OWN. THE CREW CARRIED OUT THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND EVACUATED ALL OCCUPANTS THRU THE OVERHEAD ESCAPE HATCHES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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