# Incident 20081015848419I: Piper PA32R300, Madera, CA, October 15, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2008, 15:50 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9886° N, 120.1124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADERA MUNI (MAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5922V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5922V) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,350 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081015848419I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N5922V (1)

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

- [Incident 20031111028239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031111028239I), Nov 11, 2003: Piper PA32R300 (N5922V), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft had no light for nose gear down and appeared extended during fly-by. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Aircraft had minor damage, and there were…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.