# Incident 20041129033269I: Piper PA28R201, Valkaria, FL, November 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2004, 11:00 local time
- Place: Valkaria, FL
- Airport: Valkaria Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9609° N, 80.5583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VALKARIA (X59), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9609&lon=-80.5583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31567, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31567-2016-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total, 42 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041129033269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SP AND IP WERE CONDUCTING PRACTICE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS AT VALKARIA AIRPORT IN FINAL PREPARATION FOR CFI CHECKRIDE. AFTER LIFT OFF SP MOVED GEAR SELECTOR TO UP AND LEFT GROUND EFFECT AT LOWER THAN RECOMMENDED AIRSPEED. IP INDICATED TO THE STUDENT THAT HE NEEDED TO RE-ENTER GROUND EFFECT AND IP EASED FORWARD ON CONTROLS, BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS GETTING SLOW. SP OVER-COMPENSATED WITH FORWARD PRESSURE AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED A PROP STRIKE.

## Other reports on N31567 (2)

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

- [Incident 20150323003699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150323003699I), Mar 23, 2015: Piper PA-28R-201 (N31567), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. N31567 failed to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown resulting in a gear up landing.
- [Incident 19950521015119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521015119I), May 21, 1995: Piper PA28R180 (N31567), Dunkirk, NY. Narrative: approaching Dunkirk, pilot lost all electrical power. Gear would not extend; unable to extend gear using any recommended method. Gear finally came…

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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