What happened
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On November 9 2019, at approximately 10:30AM EST. Pilot privacy data omitted was preparing for take-off from Griffin airport (6A2). privacy data omitted Had the privacy data omitted family on board for a patient appreciation day. As they were taking off on runway 14, at approximately 70KTS the landing gear retracted. The aircraft slid on its belly until it came to rest further down the runway, half in the grass and half on the runway. The pilot shut off the fuel, master switch, and both mags. The privacy data omitted family and the pilot evacuated the aircraft with no injuries. They moved away from the airplane in case of fire. The aircraft did not catch fire. 911 was called and the police and fire department arrived on scene. The FAA regional operation center (roc) was called. The roc contacted me and patched me through to privacy data omitted. I spoke with privacy data omitted instructed him to take pictures of the aircraft as it sits then gave him the okay to clear the aircraft from the runway. privacy data omitted Went back and looked in the cockpit and noticed the gear handle selected in the up position. privacy data omitted And the team at precision avionics specialties were called to recover the aircraft. They raised the airplane with a crane and straps, then power was put on the aircraft, and the gear handle was selected down. The aircraft landing gear came down, then the airplane was lowered on its gear, and towed to precision avionics ramp.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 9 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30AM EST. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PREPARING FOR TAKE-OFF FROM GRIFFIN AIRPORT (6A2). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAMILY ON BOARD FOR A PATIENT APPRECIATION DAY. AS THEY WERE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 14, AT APPROXIMATELY 70KTS THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY UNTIL IT CAME TO REST FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY, HALF IN THE GRASS AND HALF ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL, MASTER SWITCH, AND BOTH MAGS. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAMILY AND THE PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THEY MOVED AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE IN CASE OF FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. 911 WAS CALLED AND THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE FAA REGIONAL OPERATION CENTER (ROC) WAS CALLED. THE ROC CONTACTED ME AND PATCHED ME THROUGH TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. I SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSTRUCTED HIM TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT SITS THEN GAVE HIM THE OKAY TO CLEAR THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT BACK AND LOOKED IN THE COCKPIT AND NOTICED THE GEAR HANDLE SELECTED IN THE UP POSITION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE TEAM AT PRECISION AVIONICS SPECIALTIES WERE CALLED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. THEY RAISED THE AIRPLANE WITH A CRANE AND STRAPS, THEN POWER WAS PUT ON THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN, THEN THE AIRPLANE WAS LOWERED ON ITS GEAR, AND TOWED TO PRECISION AVIONICS RAMP.
NTSB investigation
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