# Incident 20240709008859I: Piper PA-30, Silver Springs, NV, July 9, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2024, 10:50 local time
- Place: Silver Springs, NV
- Airport: Silver Springs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4031° N, 119.2512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SILVER SPRINGS (SPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4031&lon=-119.2512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7209Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7209Y) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,151 total, 79 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240709008859I

## Narrative

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

A CFI WAS INSTRUCTING A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT ON A MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT. ON THIS DAY, THE TRAINING CONSISTED OF VARIOUS LANDINGS AT KSPZ. WHILE PERFORMING AN ENGINE OUT LANDING ON RUNWAY 24, THE CFI REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE IN THE LEFT ENGINE ON THE DOWNWIND TO SIMULATE A SINGLE ENGINE FAILURE. THE STUDENT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE THAT AFTERNOON. THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR TO REDUCE DRAG AND HELP MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THEY CONTINUED ON WITH THE LANDING PROCEDURE, BUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS NEVER PUT TO THE DOWN POSITION, WHICH RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## Other reports on N7209Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19910523019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523019759A), May 23, 1991: Piper PA30 (N7209Y), Big Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Lost control on early liftoff soft field demo. CFI corrected but right wing tip tank hit the runway.

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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