20170510004019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gallant Arthur LANCAIR 320 · Blanding, UT · May 10, 2017

Date
May 10, 2017 · 14:50 local
Place
Blanding, UT
Airport
Blanding
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N320AG
Reported as
Gallant Arthur Lancair 320
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,254 total35 in this make and model59 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.

Just after rotation at or around 5 to 10 feet off the runway, the engine lost power. Aircraft landed on the main gear but rolled forward enough so that the propeller contacted the runway damaging approx. 3-5 inches of the each blade.

As the FAA filed it

JUST AFTER ROTATION AT OR AROUND 5 TO 10 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR BUT ROLLED FORWARD ENOUGH SO THAT THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY DAMAGING APPROX. 3-5 INCHES OF THE EACH BLADE.