# Incident 20090618009759I: Piper PA44180, Ellensburg, WA, June 18, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Airport: Bowers Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GGUS
- Location: 47.0348° N, 120.5289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWERS FLD (ELN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0348&lon=-120.5289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LO-360-A1H6 (registry code 42294, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lo-360-a1h6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,973 total, 851 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090618009759I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT, INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES IN THE PATTERN, INSTRUCTING THE STUDENT TO ACCOMPLISH AN ALL ENGINE OUT LANDING.  THIS MANEUVER HAD NOT BEEN BRIEFED BEFOREHAND, AND THE STUDENT'S RESPONSE WAS SLOW, RESULTING IN A LATE TURN TOWARDS THE RUNWAY.  DURING THE COMPLETION OF THE MANEUVER THE INSTRUCTOR BECAME PRE-OCCUPIED WITH THE STUDENT'S AIRSPEED CONTROL AND WIND CORRECTION, AS WELL AS OTHER AIRPORT ACTIVITY.  AS A RESULT, HE FAILED TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED, RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING.  INSTRUCTOR REPORTED SUBSEQUENTLY THAT ALL GEAR SYSTEMS INCLUDING WARNING HORNS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY.

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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