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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piaggio Aero Industries P180 · Sugar Land, TX · May 27, 2023

Date: May 27, 2023 · 15:08 local
Place: Sugar Land, TX
Airport: Sugar Land Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N327A
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA205
Reported as: Piaggio Aero Industries P180
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,595 total1,557 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N327ARegistered now · Piaggio Aero Industries P180S/N 1158 · Built 2008 Airframe modelPiaggio Aero Industries P180 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

During takeoff rotation the aircraft climbed approximately 5 feet before the gear retracted and the aircraft settled back on the runway. Consequintly, the aircraft slid approximatly 2000 ft without the gear deployed before coming to a stop. A picture taken by ground personnel at the scene showed the gear and flap handles both in the up position.

Eyewitness video showed the aircraft rotate then immediatly settle back down on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET BEFORE THE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY. CONSEQUINTLY, THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATLY 2000 FT WITHOUT THE GEAR DEPLOYED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. A PICTURE TAKEN BY GROUND PERSONNEL AT THE SCENE SHOWED THE GEAR AND FLAP HANDLES BOTH IN THE UP POSITION.

EYEWITNESS VIDEO SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT ROTATE THEN IMMEDIATLY SETTLE BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR23LA205Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSugar Land, TXThe pilot’s failure to complete required preflight checklist items and properly configure the flaps for takeoff.May 27, 2023 · Substantial damage

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