# Incident 20050824019359I: Piper PA44180, Eastman, GA, August 24, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2005, 12:50 local time
- Place: Eastman, GA
- Airport: Eastman-Dodge County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1976° N, 83.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastman, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1976&lon=-83.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441HG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N441HG) (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: 725 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050824019359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR A MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTOR RATING, ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ INVOLVING A SIMULATED LOSS OF ONE ENGINE AND A SUBSEQUENT SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. BOTH PILOTS STATE THAT THEY WERE ENGROSSED IN PRACTICE TEACHING AND CRITIQUING THE EVENTS INVOLVED. AS A RESULT, THEY IGNORED THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND DID NOT USE THE CHECKLIST FOR THE PATTERN. THEY BOTH STATE THAT THEY SIMPLY NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND WERE NOT AWARE OF THE CONDITION UNTIL THE ACTUAL TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N441HG (1)

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

- [Accident 20251125019939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251125019939A), Nov 25, 2025: Piper PA-44-180 (N441HG), Eastman, GA, Substantial damage. On November 25, 2025, the pic/cfi of [privacy data omitted] was completing a studnet cross country flight. The pic/cfi decided to conduct training on night…

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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