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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Fertile, MN · September 7, 2005

Date: September 7, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Fertile, MN
Airport: Fertile Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: OG5S
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N291ND
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05CA258
Reported as: Piper PA44180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 775 total58 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N291NDRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2011 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496022 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Instructional flight in multiengine land aircraft was being given. This flight was the student's second hour in an airplane multiengine land aircraft. The aircraft landed with the gear in the retracted position while instruction was being given on simulated engine out operations after takeoff, followed by a simulated engine out landing. The aircraft sustained structural damage to the belly of the aircraft. No injuries to the pilots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN MULTIENGINE LAND AIRCRAFT WAS BEING GIVEN. THIS FLIGHT WAS THE STUDENT'S SECOND HOUR IN AN AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION WHILE INSTRUCTION WAS BEING GIVEN ON SIMULATED ENGINE OUT OPERATIONS AFTER TAKEOFF, FOLLOWED BY A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI05CA258Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFertile, MNThe flightcrew's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.Sep 7, 2005 · Substantial damage