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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Lincoln, NE · November 10, 2025

Date: November 10, 2025 · 10:00 local
Place: Lincoln, NE
Airport: Lincoln
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N56368
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 306 total28 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N56368Registered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350322 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

-During planned touch and go, the pilot flying called for gear up and selected gear handle to up while plane was still in takeoff roll.

-The RH gear leg and nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft departed runway and into grass median.

-The aircraft slid for approximately 200 feet before veering to the right and into median.

-No damge observed to airport property.

-Aircraft hoisted into air and RH gear leg and nose landing gear leg came down and locked.

-Aircraft placed in maintenance and landing gear system function tested with satisfactory results.

-Aircraft sustained minor cosmetic damage to RH engine nacelle, nose, RH main/nose landing gear doors, and bent propeller blade tips.

-Pilot flying reported wanting to select flaps during touch and go. However, selected gear handle instead due to dissimilar selector locations between a CE-172 and accident aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

-DURING PLANNED TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT FLYING CALLED FOR GEAR UP AND SELECTED GEAR HANDLE TO UP WHILE PLANE WAS STILL IN TAKEOFF ROLL.

-THE RH GEAR LEG AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND INTO GRASS MEDIAN.

-THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEFORE VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND INTO MEDIAN.

-NO DAMGE OBSERVED TO AIRPORT PROPERTY.

-AIRCRAFT HOISTED INTO AIR AND RH GEAR LEG AND NOSE LANDING GEAR LEG CAME DOWN AND LOCKED.

-AIRCRAFT PLACED IN MAINTENANCE AND LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FUNCTION TESTED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

-AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE TO RH ENGINE NACELLE, NOSE, RH MAIN/NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND BENT PROPELLER BLADE TIPS.

-PILOT FLYING REPORTED WANTING TO SELECT FLAPS DURING TOUCH AND GO. HOWEVER, SELECTED GEAR HANDLE INSTEAD DUE TO DISSIMILAR SELECTOR LOCATIONS BETWEEN A CE-172 AND ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N56368 · 1

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

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