ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26211
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1999 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne I |
| Owner/operator: | Robert J. Denison |
| Registration: | N919RD |
| MSN: | 31T-8104037 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3558 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT-6A-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Santa Fe Municipal Airport, Santa Fe, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSAF) |
| Olathe, KS (KOJC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On takeoff during the initiation of a cross-country flight, the pilot raised the landing gear following liftoff and the aircraft settled back onto the ground off the end of the runway. According to the pilot and the FAA inspector who examined the aircraft, both engines were producing normal power. The elevator trim was set at 12 degrees nose up vice 3-6 degrees required, and the aircraft was within weight and balance limits. The pilot lowered the landing gear prior to impact. According to information provided by the aircraft manufacturer, induced drag increases during landing gear retraction and extension due to the landing gear doors being extended into the air stream as the landing gear cycles.
Probable Cause: The pilot initiating lift off at an airspeed insufficient to maintain flight and retracting the landing gear prematurely resulting in a stall mush. A factor was the pilot incorrectly setting the elevator trim.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00LA030
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20230&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=919RD
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2010 11:06 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2013 09:48 | JINX | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 20-May-2017 18:28 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2017 08:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Sep-2017 22:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2017 10:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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