# Incident 20090313003349I: Piper PA28R180, Columbia, CA, March 13, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2009, 09:16 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0304° N, 120.4146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA (O22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0304&lon=-120.4146&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 105 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090313003349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  DAMAGE CONFINED TO RIGHT WING TIP, ENTRY STEP AND RIGHT STABILATOR TIP.  INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATES LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AT FAULT.  MECHANIC WILL SUBMIT M OR D.

## Other reports on N3872T (1)

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

- [Incident 20050703033179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050703033179I), Jul 3, 2005: Piper PA28R180 (N3872T), Minden, NV, Minor damage. (-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…

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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