# Incident 20030916024579I: Piper PA30, Denver, CO, September 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2003, 21:18 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7708Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7708Y-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030916024579I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING NIGHT CURRENCY TRAINING THE PIC FAILED TO CHECK THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS ACTUALLY DOWN AFTER RECEIVING A VERBAL RESPONSE FROM THE STUDENT THAT IT WAS DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NEITHER THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED.

## Other reports on N7708Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19790804024651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804024651A), Aug 4, 1979: Piper PA30 (N7708Y), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Mid-air collision with Cessna 150, N5111G.
- [Accident 19781031033349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031033349A), Oct 31, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7708Y), Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage

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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