# Accident 20120714017399A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180, Grand Forks, ND, July 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2012, 22:20 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 47.9472° N, 97.1739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9472&lon=-97.1739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N580ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N580ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1H6 (registry code 42399, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1h6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1H6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 281 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA444) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120714017399A

## Narrative

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

DURING INSTRUCTIONAL NIGHT FLIGHT STUDENT WAS CONDUCTING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKE-OFF AT 600 FEET AGL.  FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REDUCED THROTTLE ON ONE ENGINE (UNSPECIFIED) AND INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO RETURN FOR LANDING IN NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AT GFK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  DURING SUBSEQUENT GEAR-UP LANDING BOTH PILOTS INDICATED THEY WERE DISTRACTED BY THE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AND FAILED TO COMPLETE THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST.

## 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 CEN12LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA444), Jul 15, 2012: Piper PA-44-180 (N580ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor's failure to adequately monitor his student's actions during the approach.

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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