19970426014899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Quantico, VA · April 26, 1997

Date
April 26, 1997 · 17:00 local
Place
Quantico, VA
Airport
Quantico Mcaf/Turner Field/Bas
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
QTOS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N56755
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Continental IO360C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,026 total35 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: during landing rollout on a touch and go landing the flight instructor took control of the aircraft, because of his concern for the remaining runway length, and applied full power to both engines. During the movement of the throttles the flight instructor inadvertently raised the gear lever switch to the up position. The aircraft was not airborne. However, there was a sufficient amount of weight off the main landing gear to allow it to retract. The aircraft skidded to a stop on the asphalt runway. There were no injuries to the two occupants of the aircraft. End.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, BECAUSE OF HIS CONCERN FOR THE REMAINING RUNWAY LENGTH, AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO BOTH ENGINES. DURING THE MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLES THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE GEAR LEVER SWITCH TO THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT AIRBORNE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO ALLOW IT TO RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT. END.

Other reports on N56755 · 4

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