ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288193
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| Date: | Sunday 15 August 2010 |
| Time: | 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C24R |
| Owner/operator: | Clarence B Symond |
| Registration: | N792Y |
| MSN: | MC-643 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5502 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eastover, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eastover, NC (6NC3) |
| Elizabethtown-Curtis L Brown Jr Field, NC (KEYF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the takeoff roll, the airplane's nose gear began to retract and the propeller contacted the runway about halfway down its length. Instead of immediately reducing power to abort the takeoff, the pilot pulled back on the control yoke and the airplane became airborne. He initially continued the takeoff, and then attempted to land on a road located near the runway; however, the airplane struck trees and impacted the ground, before coming to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and its fuselage. Post accident examination of the wreckage, which included the landing gear retraction system, did not reveal any anomalies which would have accounted for the nose landing gear retraction.
Probable Cause: The uncommanded retraction of the nose gear for undetermined reasons and the pilot's improper decision to continue the takeoff after the propeller began to contact the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10LA423
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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