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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Walterboro, SC · January 10, 2018

Date: January 10, 2018 · 15:25 local
Place: Walterboro, SC
Airport: Walterboro
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6605U
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total2,500 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N6605URegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2392 · Built 1963 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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.

Airman reports that he took off on runway 27 (approx 10 kt tailwind per historical METAR) and raised gear @ approx 10 feet altitude. Aircraft settled back to runway with gear up. Tailwind and possible loss of attention to aircraft pitch attitude and/or throttle creep and/or power loss resulted in aircraft settling back to runway in gear up position. Airman enroute to st george airport nearby for aircraft reposition

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN REPORTS THAT HE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 27 (APPROX 10 KT TAILWIND PER HISTORICAL METAR) AND RAISED GEAR @ APPROX 10 FEET ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO RUNWAY WITH GEAR UP. TAILWIND AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF ATTENTION TO AIRCRAFT PITCH ATTITUDE AND/OR THROTTLE CREEP AND/OR POWER LOSS RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT SETTLING BACK TO RUNWAY IN GEAR UP POSITION. AIRMAN ENROUTE TO ST GEORGE AIRPORT NEARBY FOR AIRCRAFT REPOSITION