# Incident 19971218041599I: Piper PA44180, Orlando, FL, December 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1997, 09:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2103K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2103K-2003-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 90 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971218041599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE CONTROL TOWER ALTERED THEIR NORMAL APPROACH PROCEDURE BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE STUDENT PILOT FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DID NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION SOON ENOUGH. THE PROPELLER TIPS, BOARDING STEP AND TAIL SKID TOUCHED THE RUNWAY AND WERE DAMAGED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND. THEY PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING.

## Other reports on N2103K (3)

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

- [Incident 19910807038609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807038609I), Aug 7, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N2103K), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Student pilot with his instructor onboard made a hard landing.
- [Incident 19901208061779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208061779I), Dec 8, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N2103K), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Made a hard landing and nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19851109075169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851109075169I), Nov 9, 1985: Piper PA44180 (N2103K), Miami, FL, Minor damage. After practice missed approach aircraft was landed gear up.

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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