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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201 · Estherville, IA · April 13, 2000

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Date
April 13, 2000 · 16:30 local
Place
Estherville, IA
Airport
Estherville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N82954
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
947 total3 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N82954Registered now · Piper PA-28RT-201S/N 28R-8118025 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)The commerical (multi-engine) rated student and CFI had been in practice area doing maneuvers to prepare the student for commerical single engine and CFI ratings. While doing maneuvers, the automatic gear extension system was disabled. When they returned to the airport to practice landings, the auto matic gear extension system was still disabled. They made a normal approach but forgot to extend the landing gear resulting in a gear up landing. There were no injuries and the aircraft sutained only minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE COMMERICAL (MULTI-ENGINE) RATED STUDENT AND CFI HAD BEEN IN PRACTICE AREA DOING MANEUVERS TO PREPARE THE STUDENT FOR COMMERICAL SINGLE ENGINE AND CFI RATINGS. WHILE DOING MANEUVERS, THE AUTOMATIC GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. WHEN THEY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS, THE AUTO MATIC GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS STILL DISABLED. THEY MADE A NORMAL APPROACH BUT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.