# Incident 20050901031119I: Piper PA28R180, Prescott, AZ, September 1, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2005, 15:06 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 12 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050901031119I

## Narrative

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

(-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 LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT REMAINED BALANCED ON RIGHT MAIN AND TAIL SKID. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO TAIL SKID. INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH COUNSELING OF PIC AND INSTRUCTOR.

## Other reports on N3817T (1)

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

- [Accident 20030819032319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819032319A), Aug 19, 2003: Piper PA28R180 (N3817T), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. (-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,…

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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