# Incident 20120224003029I: Piper PA-34-200, Denton, TX, February 24, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U9FS
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4855T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4855T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,695 total, 295 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120224003029I

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE HAS CONCLUDED AN INVESTIGATION OF AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT AT THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDTO) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE LANDING CHECKLIST, WHICH RESULTED IN THE GEAR UP LANDING. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR SYSTEM DID NOT SHOW ANY FAILURE OF THE GEAR COMPONENTS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE CREW'S DIVERTED ATTENTION WHILE FOLLOWING ATCT INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SHORT APPROACH BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS FACTOR AND THE SUN SHINING ON THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS CAUSED THE INSTRUCTOR TO THINK THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO SHIELD THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS FROM THE SUN TO VERIFY THE GEAR WAS DOWN.

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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