32.3739° N, 82.0818° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Metter Municipal Airport (MHP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 22, 2000 · 11:45 local
Place
Metter, GA
Airport
Metter Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N285HG
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
Pilot’s flight hours
319 total27 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A/c was flying a practical test for an initial certified flight instructor rating. The applicant had the examiner flying the a/c for a short field landing while the applicant gave instruction. The applicant allowed the a/c to make the approach and landing without verifying that the gear was extended.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C WAS FLYING A PRACTICAL TEST FOR AN INITIAL CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING. THE APPLICANT HAD THE EXAMINER FLYING THE A/C FOR A SHORT FIELD LANDING WHILE THE APPLICANT GAVE INSTRUCTION. THE APPLICANT ALLOWED THE A/C TO MAKE THE APPROACH AND LANDING WITHOUT VERIFYING THAT THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED.