# Incident 20110524012249I: Smith AEROSTAR 601, Emporia, VA, May 24, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: Emporia, VA
- Airport: Emporia/Greensville Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6869° N, 77.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE RGNL (EMV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6869&lon=-77.4827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N567LT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-S1A5 (registry code 41788, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-s1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH AEROSTAR 601
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,594 total, 440 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110524012249I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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