# Incident 20010511016709I: Piper PA44180, Fort Myers, FL, May 11, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2001, 23:42 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5362° N, 81.7552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (RSW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5362&lon=-81.7552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991AC) (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: 2,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010511016709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR DURING A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RSW. UPON HEARING A NOISE DURING THE FLARE OUT, THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED POWER, LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED.  THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPS, ENTRY STEP AND TAIL TIE DOWN.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N991AC (1)

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

- [Incident 20130126000359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130126000359I), Jan 26, 2013: Piper PA-44-180 (N991AC), Naples, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear unsafe light stayed aluminated after takeoff and gear retraction. The pilot landed the aircraft and the nose gear colapsed after landing. The…

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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