# Incident 19970426014899I: Piper PA34200, Quantico, VA, April 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Quantico, VA
- Airport: Quantico Mcaf/Turner Field/Bas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QTOS
- Location: 38.5224° N, 77.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quantico, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5224&lon=-77.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56755, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56755) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,026 total, 35 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970426014899I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20140425011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425011639A), Apr 25, 2014: Piper PA-34-200 (N56755), Spring, TX, Substantial damage. N56755, a PA-34-200 operated by united flight systems flight school, when he attempted to land at David Wayne Hooks Airport, which resulted in an accident. The…
- [Incident 20101006047829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101006047829I), Oct 6, 2010: Piper PA-34-200 (N56755), Spring, TX, Minor damage. Upon sucessful approach and landing on runway 17, at David Wayne Hooks memorial airport, the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft slid to a stop just left to…
- [Incident 20090528011059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090528011059I), May 28, 2009: Piper PA34200 (N56755), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On may 28, 2009 at approximately 8 pm central time N56755 operated under part 141 experienced a nose wheel failure on the landing rollout. The 3…
- [Incident 19920614025479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614025479I), Jun 14, 1992: Piper PA34200 (N56755), Quantico, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Actuator mounting bracket broke loose from its attaching point.

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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