20200130004469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 650 · Gypsum, CO · January 30, 2020

Date: January 30, 2020 · 14:12 local
Place: Gypsum, CO
Airport: Eagle County Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N131PG
Reported as: Cessna 650
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,900 total

N131PGRegistered now · Cessna 650S/N 650-0126 · Built 1986 Airframe modelCessna 650 Engine modelGarrett TFE731-3BTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Aircraft landed on runway 25 after what appeared to be a normal approach and final descent. During rollout, aircraft departed the runway at a high rate of speed and ground looped in a grassy area adjacent to the runway coming to rest on taxiway alpha facing west. Local maintenance was unable to retract landing gear due to inoperative squat switches. Unable to determine functionality of squat switches prior to this incident. NTSB did not retain custody of the aircraft and records. The aircraft has departed. Awaiting further information from NTSB. Will amend this report if/when additional information is received from NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 AFTER WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL APPROACH AND FINAL DESCENT. DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND GROUND LOOPED IN A GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST ON TAXIWAY ALPHA FACING WEST. LOCAL MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR DUE TO INOPERATIVE SQUAT SWITCHES. UNABLE TO DETERMINE FUNCTIONALITY OF SQUAT SWITCHES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. NTSB DID NOT RETAIN CUSTODY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECORDS. THE AIRCRAFT HAS DEPARTED. AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION FROM NTSB. WILL AMEND THIS REPORT IF/WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM NTSB.