# Incident 20050703033179I: Piper PA28R180, Minden, NV, July 3, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2005, 08:10 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3872T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3872T) (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 IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050703033179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING INITIAL TAKE-OFF ROLL LEFT LANDING GEAR RETRACTED SLOWLY (UNCOMMANDED) AND PILOT WAS ABLE TO ABORT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGES. AIRPLANE SLID TO STOP ON CONCRETE RUNWAY WITH VERY MINIMAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGES (LEFT WING TIP, LEFT WING LOWER PROTUBERANCES, AND LEFT GEAR DOOR). SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE OLD HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD SLUDGED UP WITH SEDIMENT. THERE WERE MANY INTERNAL LEAKS IN COMPONENTS.

## Other reports on N3872T (1)

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

- [Incident 20090313003349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090313003349I), Mar 13, 2009: Piper PA28R180 (N3872T), Columbia, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Right main landing gear retracted during the takeoff roll. Damage confined to right wing tip, entry step and right stabilator tip. Initial…

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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