NONE · PIPER PA28R · 2009-08-27 · Wendover, UT, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR09LA417
Event ID
20090826X33516
Type
Accident
Date
2009-08-27
Location
Wendover, UT, USA
Coordinates
40.74139, -113.962219
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA28R
Registration
N4837T
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to attain and maintain an airspeed sufficient for normal landing gear retraction during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the airplane's manual override landing gear system, misidentifying that a total loss of engine power was imminent, positioning the mixture control to the full rich position, and the density altitude condition.