19991228037429I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Winter Haven, FL · December 28, 1999

Date
December 28, 1999 · 17:20 local
Place
Winter Haven, FL
Airport
Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3462P
Reported as
Piper PA23160
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
498 total203 in this make and model133 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) After landing on runway 29 at kgif the student moved the landing gear handle from the neutral position to the down position and then back to what he thought was the neutral position. The instructor immediately then moved the gear handle to the down position. However, the right main gear started to retract resulting in minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 AT KGIF THE STUDENT MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE FROM THE NEUTRAL POSITION TO THE DOWN POSITION AND THEN BACK TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY THEN MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. HOWEVER, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STARTED TO RETRACT RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.