# Incident 20191016022049I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28R-201, Eastman, GA, October 16, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2019, 18:50 local time
- Place: Eastman, GA
- Airport: Heart Of Georgia Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: HG6S
- Location: 32.2164° N, 83.1287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HEART OF GEORGIA RGNL (EZM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2164&lon=-83.1287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102833, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 (registry code 41833, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1c6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 116 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191016022049I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/16/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2230Z, CFI WAS FLYING WITH COMMERCIAL STUDENT IN N285MG AT KEZM. MULTIPLE LANDINGS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD, NORMAL, AND POWER OFF LANDINGS WERE MADE.  ON THE 8TH TOUCH AND GO FOR RUNWAY 02 UNDER VFR CONDITIONS WITH APPROXIMATELY A 9 KNOT CROSSWIND COMING FROM THE WEST, WHILE PREPARING TO TAKE OFF AGAIN, STUDENT INADVERTENTLY PUT THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. IMMEDIATELY, THE CFI PUT THE GEAR HANDLE BACK IN THE DOWN POSITION. HOWEVER, THE RIGHT MAIN RETRACTED RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. UPON CONTACT, THE PLANE YAWED TO THE RIGHT. AT THIS TIME CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT APPLYING LEFT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER CORRECTION AND MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP. DURING THAT TIME, THE CFI SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRONICS. ONCE FULLY STOPPED, STUDENT AND CFI EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND MOVED AWAY TO A SAFE DISTANCE.

## Other reports on N285MG (2)

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

- [Accident 20230624010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230624010919A), Jun 24, 2023: Piper PA-28R-201 (N285MG), Macon, GA, Substantial damage. On June 26, 2023 a Piper PA-28R-201 piloted by a student and certificated flight instructor were involved in a birstrike on climb out to the left wing leading…
- [Incident 20220516008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220516008629I), May 16, 2022: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28R-201 (N285MG), Macon, GA, Minor damage. On may 16, 2022, at approximately 11:15AM aircraft N285MG Piper 28-201 was on instruction flight attempting a landing at Macon Downtown Airport, to runway 28,…

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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