# Accident 20051208032069A: Piper PA44180, Rockford, IL, December 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2005, 12:02 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1953° N, 89.0972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1953&lon=-89.0972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2196B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2196B-2012-08-27) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 38 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051208032069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 8, 2005 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FOR HIS MULTIENGINE FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS RATING FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^      . AFTER TAXIING TO THE END OF RUNWAY 1 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ COMMENCED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND LIFTED OFF. AT AROUND 200 FEET HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETARD THE THROTTLES TO IDLE TO SIMULATE A DUEL ENGINE FAILURE AND ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ BEGAN A DESCENT AT BLUE LINE IN ATTEMPT TO LAND, HE NEVER PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PROPER LANDING CONFIGURATION OR REFERENCED HIS VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ SAID HE WAS ONLY REFERENCING THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND LOOKING OUTSIDE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ EXPERIENCED A VERY HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT THIS POINT. ^PRIVACY D^ THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS, ADDED FULL POWER AND COMMENCED A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT WHILE IN THE PATTERN HE NOTICED THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND THAT THE DOOR WAS BENT AND THE DOOR FRAME WAS CRACKED OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON ITS BELLY DUE TO THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING FROM    THE PREVIOUS LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA054), Dec 8, 2005: Piper PA-44-180 (N2196B), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the commercial pilot (dual student) to maintain a proper descent rate and a safe airspeed during the simulated forced landing. Additional causes were the failure of the flight instructor…

## Other reports on N2196B (2)

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

- [Incident 19951110040839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951110040839I), Nov 10, 1995: Piper PA44180 (N2196B), Austin, TX. Narrative: during practice night landings at aus, nose gear down & locked (green) light did not illuminate. Cycled gear 3 times with same result. Used…
- [Accident 19810328014739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328014739A), Mar 28, 1981: Piper PA44180 (N2196B), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Failed to use check list.

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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