# Accident 20250703008009A: Rockwell International 690B, Fairbanks, AK, July 3, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2025, 15:06 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Ladd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LAMA
- Location: 64.8376° N, 147.6147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8376&lon=-147.6147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690AX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N690AX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690B (registry code 7630516, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-10T (registry code 29065, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-10t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 690B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,192 total, 320 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250703008009A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF AND UPON INITIAL ROTATION, PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY AN UNSECURED ITEM THAT SHIFTED IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE PILOT TURNED TO LOOK BACKWARDS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SETTLING TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. UPON REFOCUSING FORWARD, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED UNSUCCESFULLY TO RECOVER, FROM THE SETTLING. THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BELLY CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THEN SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SLID ON ITS BELLY. PILOT MAINTAINED THE CENTERLINE, BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, IT VEERED SLIGHTLY RIGHT AND LEANED LEFT, CAUSING THE LEFT PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, AND THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED SAFELY.

## 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 ANC25LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA067), Jul 3, 2025: Rockwell International 690B (N690AX), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff resulting in a gear-up landing on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s momentary distraction from within the airplane.

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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