# Incident 20150615008049I: Piper PA-28R-180, Puyallup, WA, June 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2015, 18:15 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Thun Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.1790° N, 122.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Puyallup, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1790&lon=-122.2915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N322HC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150615008049I

## Narrative

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

DURING DUAL INSTRUCTION WITH THE STUDENT, A PRACTICE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WAS INTRODUCED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THUN FIELD, (KPLU).  AS THE STUDENT WORKED THE SIMULATED FAILUREWITH THE INSTRUCTOR, EXTENDING AND VERIFYING GEAR POSITION WAS OVERLOOKED BY BOTH PILOTS.  THE GEAR POSITION WARNING HORN WAS WORKING.  THERE WAS NO HEADSET AUDIO FOR THE HORN INCLUDED IN THE AUDIO PANEL, AND WITH HEADSETS ON, THE SOUND WAS VERY FAINT AND IGNORED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL, PARTIAL FLAP LANDING AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N322HC (1)

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

- [Accident 19780602013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602013559A), Jun 2, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N322HC), Anderson Is, WA, Substantial damage. R tank empty,l tank ruptured,selector found on l tank. No fuel foun distribution valve or pump.

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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