# Incident 20110216001879I: Piper PA-28R-201, Auburn, AL, February 16, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2011, 17:35 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6099° N, 85.4808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-85.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5202T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5202T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 23 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110216001879I

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM CFI MISTOOK (ACTUATED)PA-28R GEAR HANDLE FOR FLAP SWITCH DURING GROUND  ROLL ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. INSTRUCTOR'S ATTENTION WAS OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO GET AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRYING TO GET PRIVATE PILOT'SHAND OFF THE GEAR SWITCH. INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE FELT MAIN GEAR GIVING WAY, REALIZING THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT READY TO FLY, PULLED THE MIXTURE AND TURNED THE MAGS OFF. NOSE GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED- PREVENTING ANY DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OR PROPELLER. AIRFRAME DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PASSENGER ACCESS STEP, BELLY ANTENNAS AND BELLY SKIN SCRAPES.

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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