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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Riverside, CA · March 20, 2004

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Date
March 20, 2004 · 11:26 local
Place
Riverside, CA
Airport
Riverside Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7621P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
148 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N7621PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2832 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was receiving flight instruction at the time of the incident. Pilot landed the aircraft and was beginning the taxi portion, when she received instruction to always keep one hand on the throttles. In complying with the flight instructor request, she inadvertently hit the landing gear handle while reaching for the throttles. This action caused the landing gear to retract. Minor damage to the aircraft I.e prop and belly skin. Aircraft is going to undergo prop stoppage inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS BEGINNING THE TAXI PORTION, WHEN SHE RECEIVED INSTRUCTION TO ALWAYS KEEP ONE HAND ON THE THROTTLES. IN COMPLYING WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REQUEST, SHE INADVERTENTLY HIT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WHILE REACHING FOR THE THROTTLES. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT I.E PROP AND BELLY SKIN. AIRCRAFT IS GOING TO UNDERGO PROP STOPPAGE INSPECTION.