What happened
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(-23) On October 15, 2008 a Piper lance PA-32R-300 landed at Madera airport kmae, with the wheels retacted causing minor damage to the fuselage engine and propeller. The owner/pilot was at the controls attempting to get a sign off for a flight review and complex/high performance airplane endorsement. He was receiving dual instruction from a certified flight instructor during this landing. The flight instructor was the qualified and current pilot in command. Weather conditions were not a factor and there were no injuries to the occupants. The pilot/owner reported that he retracted the landing gear when on final approach thinking that he was extending it. Instructor did not notice the action by the flying pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 2008 A PIPER LANCE PA-32R-300 LANDED AT MADERA AIRPORT KMAE, WITH THE WHEELS RETACTED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE ENGINE AND PROPELLER. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS ATTEMPTING TO GET A SIGN OFF FOR A FLIGHT REVIEW AND COMPLEX/HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE ENDORSEMENT. HE WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DURING THIS LANDING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS THE QUALIFIED AND CURRENT PILOT IN COMMAND. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE PILOT/OWNER REPORTED THAT HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR WHEN ON FINAL APPROACH THINKING THAT HE WAS EXTENDING IT. INSTRUCTOR DID NOT NOTICE THE ACTION BY THE FLYING PILOT.
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