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FAA incident report · Eric Ashman ASHMAN 1 · Conyers, GA · October 20, 2019

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Date
October 20, 2019 · 14:30 local
Place
Conyers, GA
Airport
Whispering Pines Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N893EC
Reported as
Eric Ashman Ashman 1
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,309 total207 in this make and model
N893ECRegistered now · Eric Ashman ASHMAN 1S/N 6400 · Built 2018Airframe modelEric Ashman ASHMAN 1Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1AReciprocating

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What happened

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

Takeoff run, just reaching liftoff speed and was estimated to be 5-10 feet in the air, the pilot reported the airstream from the open cockpit style pulled his headset off towards the rear. The pilot reached for the headset and in that instant, the aircraft came in contact with the ground and bounced back in the air. The pilot reported that he brought the throttle back to idle and landed, both main landing gear collapsed and the propeller strike occurred, damaging the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

TAKEOFF RUN, JUST REACHING LIFTOFF SPEED AND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 5-10 FEET IN THE AIR, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRSTREAM FROM THE OPEN COCKPIT STYLE PULLED HIS HEADSET OFF TOWARDS THE REAR. THE PILOT REACHED FOR THE HEADSET AND IN THAT INSTANT, THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE BROUGHT THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND LANDED, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRIKE OCCURRED, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER.