20151009020309I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A35 · Hampton, GA · October 9, 2015

Date
October 9, 2015 · 11:30 local
Place
Hampton, GA
Airport
Atlanta South Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N496B
Reported as
Beech A35
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
209 total9 in this make and model9 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 stated he checked weather, performed preflight and fueled aircraft before flight. Pilot then taxied to runway and completed his run up and set flaps to half. Pilot stated at about 65KTS started to rotate he found himself skidding on the runway. The pilot was not hurt. Upon inspection of the aircraft and pictures taken at the scene,the gear handle was in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE CHECKED WEATHER, PERFORMED PREFLIGHT AND FUELED AIRCRAFT BEFORE FLIGHT. PILOT THEN TAXIED TO RUNWAY AND COMPLETED HIS RUN UP AND SET FLAPS TO HALF. PILOT STATED AT ABOUT 65KTS STARTED TO ROTATE HE FOUND HIMSELF SKIDDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT HURT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PICTURES TAKEN AT THE SCENE,THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION.