# Accident 20021120031979A: Piper PA28R201, Tooele, UT, November 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tooele, UT
- Airport: Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6122° N, 112.3506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6122&lon=-112.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N850FS-2008-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021120031979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TOUCH & GO GROUND ROLL, STUDENT PILOT SELECTED GEAR RATHER THAN FLAPS UP. RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE SETTLED ONTO RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TAKING OUT ONE TAXIWAY LIGHT AND RESTING AGAINST A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE RIGHT WING AND AFT MOST FUSELAGE BULKHEAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA017), Nov 20, 2002: Piper PA-28R-201 (N850FS), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing roll by the dual student. Contributing factors included the dual student's lack of familiarity with the aircraft, inadequate supervision…

## Other reports on N850FS (1)

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

- [Incident 20070206000999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206000999I), Feb 6, 2007: Piper PA28R201 (N850FS), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. (-23) After aircraft had slowed from landing, when power was added for take off the nose of the aircraft dropped. The aircraft slid forward then the right wing…

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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