# Incident 20070730016159I: Piper PA28R201T, Van Nuys, CA, July 30, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2007, 13:07 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N510DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 175 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/20070730016159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO ACCOMPLISH A FLIGHT REVEIW FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PVT PILOT & ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT FROM CMA TO VNY. AIRCRAFT PILOTS REQUESTED A CLOSE-IN DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 16R AT VNY. THE VNY CONTROL TOWER ADVISED AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A CLOSE-IN APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 16R. DURING THE QUICK DESCENT, WHILE TURNING A 180 DEGREE TURN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STUDENT) REDUCED POWER, CONFIRMED MIXTURE AND PROP CONTROLS FORWARD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (INSTRUCTOR PILOT), MONITORED AIRSPEED TO AVOID A STALL-SPIN SITUATION. ON TURN TO FINAL AND SUBSEQUENT FLARE, INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THAT THE GEAR LIGHTS WERE NOT LIT. AS INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS REACTING, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.

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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