# Accident 20140903023679A: Ackland Jeffrey Dean SH-3R, Columbus, GA, September 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5164° N, 84.9389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5164&lon=-84.9389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ACKLAND JEFFREY DEAN SH-3R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA422) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140903023679A

## Narrative

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

OWNER PICKED UP AIRCRAFT AFTER HAVING AVIONICS WORK PERFORMED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL.  PREFLIGHTED AIRCRAFT, TAXI OUT TO RUNWAY 24 CSG FOR TAKE OFF.  PILOT APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KNOTS AIRCRAFT TRANSITION FROM GROUND TO AIR MODE AT THE SAME TIME THE CANOPY ON PILOT SIDE BLEW OPEN, PILOT PULLED THROTTLE BACK TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.  THE GEAR RETRACTED UP WITHOUT PILOT'S INPUT AND AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA14LA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA422), Sep 3, 2014: Ackland Jeffrey Dean SH 3R (N333AW), Columbus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s improper installation of the landing gear extend/retract switch, which resulted in the retraction of the landing gear during the aborted takeoff.

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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