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FAA incident report · Griggs Sam SPORT TRAINER · Stoneville, NC · March 27, 2020

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Date
March 27, 2020 · 14:00 local
Place
Stoneville, NC
Airport
Rockingham County Nc Shiloh
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N926SG
Reported as
Griggs Sam Sport Trainer
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,614 total250 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N926SGRegistered now · Griggs Sam SPORT TRAINERS/N 1 · Built 2001Airframe modelGriggs Sam SPORT TRAINEREngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot started his takeoff roll in the grassy area between the runway and the parallel taxiway. When the pilot lifted the tail, he noted the aircraft started to veer toward the PAPI lights. The pilot attempted to correct the direction of the aircraft, but decided to continue the takeoff in an attempt to avoid hitting the PAPI lights. Just after liftoff, the pilot heard the noise of an impact. The pilot assessed the situation and decided the aircraft was handling normally. The aircraft had normal engine performance so the pilot decided to continue into the pattern. While continuing in the pattern to return to the airport, the pilot noted damage to the left main gear. The pilot made a call to traffic in the area that he would be returning to land in the grass due to damage on the aircraft. The pilot landed in the grass on the right main gear and held the left gear off as long as possible. As the pilot put the left gear down the aircraft slowly skidded to a stop, veering to the left as the left gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL IN THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WHEN THE PILOT LIFTED THE TAIL, HE NOTED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TOWARD THE PAPI LIGHTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID HITTING THE PAPI LIGHTS. JUST AFTER LIFTOFF, THE PILOT HEARD THE NOISE OF AN IMPACT. THE PILOT ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND DECIDED THE AIRCRAFT WAS HANDLING NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NORMAL ENGINE PERFORMANCE SO THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE INTO THE PATTERN. WHILE CONTINUING IN THE PATTERN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT MADE A CALL TO TRAFFIC IN THE AREA THAT HE WOULD BE RETURNING TO LAND IN THE GRASS DUE TO DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT LANDED IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND HELD THE LEFT GEAR OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AS THE PILOT PUT THE LEFT GEAR DOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY SKIDDED TO A STOP, VEERING TO THE LEFT AS THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED.