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Pilot of M20J, with gear still up, lands straight ahead on remaining runway at bdr when engine fails immediately after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 624425 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 67 |
| ASRS Report | 624425 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Preflight was performed in accordance with checklist. Run-up was performed in accordance with checklist. In both sits nothing was out of specification. Given clearance for departure on runway 24. After rotation, during initial climb, engine quit right after gear was raised. Loss (complete) of engine forced a landing with no time to put gear down. FAA arrived at scene -- aviation inspector met with witnesses, took photos and determined loss of engine caused incident. He advised he would be logging as an incident and that no other paperwork or information from me would be required other than the statement he took. Engine was going to be inspected to find cause of loss. Note: airplane was landed on remaining balance of runway 24. No injuries to anyone involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF M20J, WITH GEAR STILL UP, LANDS STRAIGHT AHEAD ON REMAINING RWY AT BDR WHEN ENG FAILS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: PREFLT WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHKLIST. RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHKLIST. IN BOTH SITS NOTHING WAS OUT OF SPEC. GIVEN CLRNC FOR DEP ON RWY 24. AFTER ROTATION, DURING INITIAL CLB, ENG QUIT RIGHT AFTER GEAR WAS RAISED. LOSS (COMPLETE) OF ENG FORCED A LNDG WITH NO TIME TO PUT GEAR DOWN. FAA ARRIVED AT SCENE -- AVIATION INSPECTOR MET WITH WITNESSES, TOOK PHOTOS AND DETERMINED LOSS OF ENG CAUSED INCIDENT. HE ADVISED HE WOULD BE LOGGING AS AN INCIDENT AND THAT NO OTHER PAPERWORK OR INFO FROM ME WOULD BE REQUIRED OTHER THAN THE STATEMENT HE TOOK. ENG WAS GOING TO BE INSPECTED TO FIND CAUSE OF LOSS. NOTE: AIRPLANE WAS LANDED ON REMAINING BAL OF RWY 24. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE INVOLVED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.