# Accident 20250211002989A: Mackey Property Holdings LLC SPARKER, Asheboro, NC, February 11, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2025, 06:35 local time
- Place: Asheboro, NC
- Airport: Asheboro Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6557° N, 79.8942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6557&lon=-79.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N769DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N769DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mackey Property Holdings SPARKER (registry code 05642W4, https://openairdocs.org/model/mackey-property-holdings-sparker) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 916 IS series (registry code 55622, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MACKEY PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC SPARKER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250211002989A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA25LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA116), Feb 11, 2025: Mackey Property Holdings Sparker (N769DM), Asheboro, NC, investigation ongoing

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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