# Incident 20260417003879I: Piper PA-28R-200, Milton, FL, April 17, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2026, 11:00 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Peter Prince Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GDXS
- Location: 30.6376° N, 86.9937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PETER PRINCE FLD (2R4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6376&lon=-86.9937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1940T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1940T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260417003879I

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 36 STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WHEN HE THOUGHT HE WAS RAISING THE FLAPS RESULTING IN THE LANDING GEAR BEING RETRACTED.

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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