# Accident 20030819032319A: Piper PA28R180, Prescott, AZ, August 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2003, 07:16 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6544° N, 112.4197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6544&lon=-112.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3817T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3817T-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819032319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON THIRD LANDING OF FLIGHT TRAINING SESSION: WHEN AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT. PILOT INITIALLY APPLIED FULL POWER FOR GO-AROUND, BUT CHANGED HIS MIND AND RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE, AS AIRSPEED DECREASED RIGHT WING TIP CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT FLAP, STEP AND WRINKLES ON MID POINT OF WING UPPER SURFACE SKIN. NO CAUSAL FACTORS KNOWN AT THIS TIME.

## 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 LAX03LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA304), Aug 19, 2003: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3817T), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the right main gear during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N3817T (1)

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

- [Incident 20050901031119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050901031119I), Sep 1, 2005: Piper PA28R180 (N3817T), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) During touch and go practice the PIC inadvertently bumped the landing gear handle when going for the throttle immediately after raising the flaps. Only…

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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