# Accident 19860717086089A: Piper PA44180, Bunnell, FL, July 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N257ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860717086089A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED WHILE PRACTICING POWER OFF LANDINGS. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CORRECT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA212), Jul 17, 1986: Piper PA-44-180 (N257ER), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage

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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