# Incident 19791112053729I: Piper PA24250, Minden, NV, November 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5246P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5246P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791112053729I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PERMITTED STUDENT TO LAND GEAR UP DURING POWER OFF LANDING PRACTICE.

## Other reports on N5246P (2)

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

- [Accident 19960702015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702015849A), Jul 2, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N5246P), Paris, ID, Substantial damage. Forgot to check gear down for landing.
- [Incident 19950920041109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950920041109I), Sep 20, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N5246P), Auburn, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot departed sacramento, CA (sac) enroute to reno, NV (rno) when over the Auburn airport, CA (aun) the engine quit. The pilot landed at the Auburn…

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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