What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was departing runway 27, a 4,140 ft. runway, at Linden Airport (kldj). The pilot reported that “after rotation at about 10-15 feet above ground level, the front baggage door flew open. Since I wasn’t at half field yet, I cut power and landed.” a camera mounted on an airport structure captured part of the aborted takeoff sequence. The airport camera recorded the aircraft airborne at the mid-point of the runway, fly level until about the last third of the runway, and descend to the runway surface towards the end of the runway. The camera does not show the exact point where the airplane landed. The airplane slid off the right side of the runway and came to a stop at a berm near the airport fence. The nose gear collapsed, and the left main gear severed at the strut shaft. No mechanical discrepancies were reported prior to the incident.
The reported weather was wind 270 at 5 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, with a clear sky.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 27, A 4,140 FT. RUNWAY, AT LINDEN AIRPORT (KLDJ). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT “AFTER ROTATION AT ABOUT 10-15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE FRONT BAGGAGE DOOR FLEW OPEN. SINCE I WASN’T AT HALF FIELD YET, I CUT POWER AND LANDED.” A CAMERA MOUNTED ON AN AIRPORT STRUCTURE CAPTURED PART OF THE ABORTED TAKEOFF SEQUENCE. THE AIRPORT CAMERA RECORDED THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AT THE MID-POINT OF THE RUNWAY, FLY LEVEL UNTIL ABOUT THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY, AND DESCEND TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE TOWARDS THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE CAMERA DOES NOT SHOW THE EXACT POINT WHERE THE AIRPLANE LANDED. THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP AT A BERM NEAR THE AIRPORT FENCE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEVERED AT THE STRUT SHAFT. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
THE REPORTED WEATHER WAS WIND 270 AT 5 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 5 MILES, MIST, WITH A CLEAR SKY.
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