# Incident 20230329005249I: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, Mckinney, TX, March 29, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2023, 11:08 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Mckinney Ntl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1771° N, 96.5888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MCKINNEY NTL (TKI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1771&lon=-96.5888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78GD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78GD-2024-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH AEROSTAR 601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,274 total, 53 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230329005249I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 29 MARCH 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:21L ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AT MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT.  AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT IN COMMAND ACTUATED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING GEAR WERE RETRACTING AND SKIDDED ON ITS FUSELAGE UNTIL IT CAME TO A REST IN THE SOD ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N78GD (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880517057289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517057289I), May 17, 1988: Piper PA60601P (N78GD), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. On landing rollout,left main scissors broke letting wheel pivot. Veered off runway into ditch where gears collapsed
- [Incident 19790427100619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427100619I), Apr 27, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH (N78GD), Canton, OH, Minor damage. Engine equipped with hydraulic pump was shut down. Emergency procedures not followed. Nose gear collapsed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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