# Accident 19930716024409A: Piper PA39, Thermal, CA, July 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1993, 19:45 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4810° N, 116.1006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4810&lon=-116.1006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8975Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8975Y-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- Reported engine: LYC IO320C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 3 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930716024409A

## Narrative

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

0N MULTI ENGINE CHECK RIDE. THE PILOT EXAMINEE. INADVERTENTLY RAISED GEAR ON LANDING ROLL. EXAMINER DID NOT NOTICE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA291), Jul 17, 1993: Piper PA-39 (N8975Y), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent movement of the landing gear selector switch to the up position. A factor in the accident was the difference in cockpit switch layout between the PA23 and PA39 aircraft.

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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