# NTSB Accident WPR09LA417
> **PIPER PA28R** · 2009-08-27 · Wendover, UT, USA · NONE
## 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.

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