# Incident 20040628020519I: Piper PA32R300, Ephraim, WI, June 28, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ephraim, WI
- Airport: Ephraim - Fish Creek Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1664° N, 87.1725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephraim, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1664&lon=-87.1725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1919H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1919H-2008-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 30 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040628020519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INDICATES HE FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMALLY. RETRACTION INVESTIGATION-ON FIRST TEST THE RED GEAR UNLOCK LITE DID NOT FUNCTION-LITE WAS LOOSE IN SOCKET. FOLLOWING RETRACTIONS WERE NORMAL. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION IS PENDING.

## Other reports on N1919H (3)

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

- [Accident 20071220832199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071220832199A), Dec 20, 2007: Piper PA32R300 (N1919H), Warrens, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) VMC into deteriorating IMC night-time conditions. Pilot had history of failed checkrides, and lack of IFR currency. Charts not in use at time of…
- [Incident 20010127000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010127000559I), Jan 27, 2001: Piper PA32R300 (N1919H), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot and a student was cleared to take off on runway 27L. They noticed snow blowing across runway and what appeared to be finger drifts. They did…
- [Incident 19920220007069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920220007069I), Feb 20, 1992: Piper PA32R300 (N1919H), Milwaukee, WI. Total electrical failure. Forced landing at Milwaukee. Found battery dead due to a defective voltage regulator.

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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