# Incident 20230118000849I: Piper PA-30, Ogden, UT, January 18, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2023, 17:50 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1951° N, 112.0122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OGDEN-HINCKLEY (OGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1951&lon=-112.0122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7915Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7915Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230118000849I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 18, 2023 AT 1755 MST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA-30, S/N 30-1005 AT OGDEN, UTAH (KOGD) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED AN UNSAFE GEAR TO THE TOWER, PERFORMED A LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 RECEIVED VISUAL CONFIRMATION FROM THE TOWER NO GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT ADVISED THEY WOULD DEPART THE AREA AND TROUBLESHOOT. THE PILOT ADVISED THE TOWER THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A GREEN INDICATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TOWER VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN.  AFTER BEING CLEARED TO LAND, AT 1755 MST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 35.  UPON ROLLOUT OF A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND PROP STRIKES ON BOTH ENGINES. 2 POB, INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N7915Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19791114029479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114029479A), Nov 14, 1979: Piper PA30 (N7915Y), Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. A pack of dogs ran across the runway. The landing aircraft hit one.

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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