20250211002989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mackey Property Holdings SPARKER · Asheboro, NC · February 11, 2025

Date: February 11, 2025 · 06:35 local
Place: Asheboro, NC
Airport: Asheboro Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N769DM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25LA116
Reported as: Mackey Property Holdings Sparker
Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 328 total

N769DMRegistered now · Mackey Property Holdings SPARKERS/N 24 SP 08 · Built 2024 Airframe modelMackey Property Holdings SPARKER Engine modelRotax 916 IS series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot performed preflight, a run up no problems noted. Aircraft taxiied to the runway and lined up, went full power and 68 knots rotated. At 900 feet pilot felt a engine bucking and then 3-4 seconds later it happened again. Pilot powered back and controlled the aircraft with about 3000 RPM and turned back to the runway. Gear lever was set to the down position while still in transistioning upward. Landing gear failed to reach full extension before contacting the runway and collapsed. Plane touched down about 1/2 to 3/4 down the runway and slid toward the left onto the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT, A RUN UP NO PROBLEMS NOTED. AIRCRAFT TAXIIED TO THE RUNWAY AND LINED UP, WENT FULL POWER AND 68 KNOTS ROTATED. AT 900 FEET PILOT FELT A ENGINE BUCKING AND THEN 3-4 SECONDS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PILOT POWERED BACK AND CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ABOUT 3000 RPM AND TURNED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. GEAR LEVER WAS SET TO THE DOWN POSITION WHILE STILL IN TRANSISTIONING UPWARD. LANDING GEAR FAILED TO REACH FULL EXTENSION BEFORE CONTACTING THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED. PLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/2 TO 3/4 DOWN THE RUNWAY AND SLID TOWARD THE LEFT ONTO THE TAXIWAY.

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 ERA25LA116Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAsheboro, NCOn February 11, 2025, about 0635 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built Sparker, N769DM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Asheboro, North Carolina. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title…Feb 11, 2025