- Date
- March 16, 1982, 10:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Chickasha, OK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6838ACessna 402C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820316035529I
- Case key
- 70230
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A checkout was being performed with the PIC in the right seat and the trainee in the left seat. As power was increased for takeoff during a touch and go landing, the PIC heard the propellers strike the runway. The trainee lifted the aircraft off the ground, but the PIC assumed command and landed the airplane because of the unknown extent of damage to the propellers. He stated tht he retracted the main gear intentionally to reduce the aircraft's stopping distance. No unsafe gear indications were noted during that landing or any of the previous touch and gos. Proper operation of the gear warning systems was confirmed. PIC stated that a buffeting was experienced during a previous landing, but the nose gear retraction could not be duplicated during subsequent testing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6838A
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 40200470
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Federal Aviation Administratio
- Registered owner
- Provident Leasing Co
- Departed
- CHK · Chickasha, OK
- Destination
- CHK · Chickasha, OK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CHK · Chickasha, runway 17, 5,100 × 0 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 12,403 total · 146 in this make and model · 9,999 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.