# Incident 19991228037429I: Piper PA23160, Winter Haven, FL, December 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1999, 17:20 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3462P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3462P-2007-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 203 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991228037429I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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