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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Detroit Lakes, MN · August 26, 2018

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Date
August 26, 2018 · 12:30 local
Place
Detroit Lakes, MN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N14AL
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total
N14ALRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2020 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7754113 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that on takeoff roll, just before rotation, he felt the right hand main landing gear collapse. He pulled up, aircraft left the surface and veered off to the right. Before he could react, the right hand propeller struck the runway. At this point the pilot put the aircraft back on the runway and the remaining two landing gear colapsed. The pilot and passenger both confirmed that the landing gear handle was left in the down position throughout the entire event.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, JUST BEFORE ROTATION, HE FELT THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. HE PULLED UP, AIRCRAFT LEFT THE SURFACE AND VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT. BEFORE HE COULD REACT, THE RIGHT HAND PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT PUT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND THE REMAINING TWO LANDING GEAR COLAPSED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS LEFT IN THE DOWN POSITION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT.

Other reports on N14AL · 1

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

Incident 19910503032409ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Indianapolis, INLanded gear up after the pilot aborted the takeoff on runway 05R.May 3, 1991 · Minor damage