# Incident 19800324033749I: Piper PA28R200, Elfers, FL, March 24, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1980, 18:20 local time
- Place: Elfers, FL
- Airport: West Pasco
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2139° N, 82.7221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elfers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2139&lon=-82.7221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44294-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800324033749I

## Narrative

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

GEAR WAS INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING.

## Other reports on N44294 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830621026119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830621026119A), Jun 21, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N44294), Leggett, TX, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from lack of lubrication. Quick drain plug was missing.

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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