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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon A36 · Odessa, TX · August 30, 2012

Date: August 30, 2012 · 15:50 local
Place: Odessa, TX
Airport: Schlemeyer
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N575GW
Reported as: Raytheon A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total

N575GWRegistered now · Raytheon A36S/N E-3390 · Built 2001 Airframe modelRaytheon A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 30, 2012, N575GW was attempting to depart from Odessa Schlemeyer Airport (odo) in Odessa, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a private flight by privacy data omitted, who holds a private pilot certificate. On take-off and rotation, the right wing dipped and the right main gear contacted the runway causing the aircraft to veer to the left. The pilot steered right to keep centered on runway resulting in the right gear partial collapse.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 30, 2012, N575GW WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART FROM ODESSA SCHLEMEYER AIRPORT (ODO) IN ODESSA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. ON TAKE-OFF AND ROTATION, THE RIGHT WING DIPPED AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STEERED RIGHT TO KEEP CENTERED ON RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE RIGHT GEAR PARTIAL COLLAPSE.