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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Smith AEROSTAR 601 · Emporia, VA · May 24, 2011

Date
May 24, 2011 · 11:30 local
Place
Emporia, VA
Airport
Emporia/Greensville Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N567LT
Reported as
Smith Aerostar 601
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-S1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,594 total440 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot departed for vacation with two passengers. The aircraft was loaded with baggage and packages. On takeoff roll, the aircraft rotated but did not gain altitude. Pilot initiated stop. Determined gear selected up which caused the nose gear to retract.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED FOR VACATION WITH TWO PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH BAGGAGE AND PACKAGES. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED BUT DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT INITIATED STOP. DETERMINED GEAR SELECTED UP WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT.