# Incident 20040715020289I: Piper PA44180, Albert Lea, MN, July 15, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2004, 10:28 local time
- Place: Albert Lea, MN
- Airport: Albert Lea Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6813° N, 93.3681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT LEA MUNI (AEL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6813&lon=-93.3681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3048R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3048R) (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: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040715020289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTOR TRAINEE IN RIGHT SEAT WAS HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH SHORTFIELD LANDINGS IN PATTERN. INSTRUCTOR TOOK COMMAND OF CONTROLS TO EXPLAIN AND DEMONSTRATE DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG. ABEAM NUMBERS CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED TO GEAR. INSTRUCTOR WAS HOLDING ON GEAR UNTIL LANDING ASSURED. TURNING FINAL INSTRUCTOR GOT SO ENGROSSED IN EXPLANATION OF PROCEDURES THAT GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. N3048R LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 16. MINOR DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPS, GEAR DOORS, FLAPS, BELLY STRAKES, BELLY ANTENNAE AND TAIL SKID.

## Other reports on N3048R (2)

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

- [Incident 20000405002049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000405002049I), Apr 5, 2000: Piper PA44180 (N3048R), Las Vegas, NV. (-23) On April 5, 2000 at approx. 1900 PDT, N3048R was operating for instructional purposes. During the landing approach at grand canyon west (IG4) Mr. Schultz…
- [Incident 19831026068599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831026068599I), Oct 26, 1983: Piper PA44180 (N3048R), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on touchdown. Left trunnion had failed. Showed old cracks. Right one also cracked.

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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