20161113020629I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 525 · Las Vegas, NV · November 13, 2016

Date: November 13, 2016 · 21:20 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N678RT
Reported as: Cessna 525
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N678RTRegistered now · Cessna 525S/N 525-0304 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 525 Engine modelWilliams FJ-44 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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While departing from klas airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, aircraft was on a departure roll on runway 19L and the pilot noticed a slight thumping noise as the aircraft was near rotation speed.

Pilot continued the takeoff and found that the gear would not retract, there were no other issues noted at the time.

Upon landing the pilot found that the gear safety "squat" switch and associated wiring cable had been damaged from what appeared to be impact damage.

Pilot also discovered superficial damage, which had not been present prior to the flight, on the right main gear door and right flap.

There was no evidence of paint transfer found on the aircraft.

Pilot reported the event to klas tower personnel after discovering the damage to ensure no other aircraft were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE DEPARTING FROM KLAS AIRPORT IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DEPARTURE ROLL ON RUNWAY 19L AND THE PILOT NOTICED A SLIGHT THUMPING NOISE AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR ROTATION SPEED.

PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, THERE WERE NO OTHER ISSUES NOTED AT THE TIME.

UPON LANDING THE PILOT FOUND THAT THE GEAR SAFETY "SQUAT" SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED WIRING CABLE HAD BEEN DAMAGED FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE IMPACT DAMAGE.

PILOT ALSO DISCOVERED SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN PRESENT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR AND RIGHT FLAP.

THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PAINT TRANSFER FOUND ON THE AIRCRAFT.

PILOT REPORTED THE EVENT TO KLAS TOWER PERSONNEL AFTER DISCOVERING THE DAMAGE TO ENSURE NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE DAMAGED.

Other reports on N678RT · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20161113018529ITakeoff: Rotation · Las Vegas, NVKlas airport operations found runway edge lights damaged on the east side of runway 19L at the approach end, though it was not clear when the damage had occurred.Nov 13, 2016 · Minor damage