# Accident 19991108039169A: Piper PA34200, Olive Branch, MS, November 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1999, 09:15 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9503° N, 89.8197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9503&lon=-89.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56676, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56676) (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: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991108039169A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE CFI AND PRIVATE -RATED STUDENT PILOT WERE CONDUCTING TO UCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE DUAL STUDENT RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND REACHED FOR THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF THE THROTTLES. THE CFI YELLED 'NO', THE DUAL STUDENT RELEASED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND ADDED FULL POWER. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED IN THE GRASS.

## 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 MIA00LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA023), Nov 8, 1999: Piper PA-34-200 (N56676), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private-rated student pilots inadvertent retraction of the main landing gear during a touch-and-go landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructors improper supervision of the…

## Other reports on N56676 (5)

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

- [Incident 20260608005409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260608005409I), Jun 8, 2026: Piper PA-34-200 (N56676), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. On June 8, 2026, I was conducting a commercial multi-engine training flight with a student in a Piper PA-44 seminole. During the flight, the landing gear was…
- [Incident 20250509004119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250509004119I), May 9, 2025: Piper PA-34-200 (N56676), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. On 05/09/2025 aircraft, [privacy data omitted], was being operated for instruction. During the landing at Vero Beach regional airport (vrb) the aircraft…
- [Incident 19990809024189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990809024189I), Aug 9, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N56676), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. Instructor stated that the student was fast on downwind, base, final and on landing. Student landed on nose gear, went airborne and came back down striking…
- [Accident 19970705017679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705017679A), Jul 5, 1997: Piper PA34200 (N56676), Mackinac Island, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft flared high and stalled. (.4)the pilot said that on short final approach, the airplane encountered turbulence and that he held the airplane off the…
- [Incident 19920604022979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920604022979I), Jun 4, 1992: Piper PA34200 (N56676), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found a broken stud assembly.

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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