# Incident 20180110000579I: Mooney M20C, Walterboro, SC, January 10, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2018, 15:25 local time
- Place: Walterboro, SC
- Airport: Walterboro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8983° N, 80.6814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walterboro, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8983&lon=-80.6814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6605U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6605U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180110000579I

## Narrative

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

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

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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