# Incident 20131022020979I: Piper PA-34-200, Fort Worth, TX, October 22, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2013, 20:25 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Alliance Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U9FS
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28HE-2024-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,597 total, 179 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131022020979I

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR, - BEGAN HIS DAY AT 0930 CDT TEACHING A TWO HOUR GROUND LESSON TO A DIFFERENT STUDENT.  HE THEN FLEW AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AT 1130 THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 2.2 HOURS.  HIS SECOND INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF AIRCRAFT.  HE THEN TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EAT BEFORE THE UPCOMING NIGHT FLIGHT.  HE BRIEFED THE NIGHT FLIGHT STUDENT, AND WAS DISPATCHED AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 CDT.  THEY FLEW TO ALLIANCE AIRPORT IN ORDER TO CONDUCT 10 NIGHT TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AT A TOWER CONTROLLED FIELD.  THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS INITIALLY SET UP TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34, BUT SOON CHANGED DUE TO WIND SHIFT TO 16.  THE INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED RUNWAY 16L IN ORDER TO HELP THE STUDENT SEE THE RUNWAY BETTER FROM THE LEFT SEAT.  ON THE NEXT PASS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 CDT.  THE INSTRUCTOR CONFIRMED MIXTURE AND PROPS WERE FULL FORWARD, OF THE ?GUMPSS? CHECKLIST, BUT COULD NOT RECALL IF THEY HAD PUT THE GEAR DOWN.  HE ALSO STATED HE DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR HORN.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NEARLY ON CENTERLINE AT THE FIXED DISTANCE MARKERS OF 16L AND SLID TO A STOP AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.   THE FAA IIC ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 2100 AND CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT AND RUNWAY.  THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE UP POSITION.  THE MAINTENANCE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N28HE (3)

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

- [Accident 20230503011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230503011539A), May 3, 2023: Piper PA-34-200 (N28HE), Conroe, TX, Substantial damage. I was conducting a check ride for multi-engine commercial for student. We started at 12:00 but departed cxo at 12:30. Before departure the plan was briefed, a…
- [Incident 20200118003659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200118003659I), Jan 18, 2020: Piper PA-34-200 (N28HE), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. On January 18, 2020, at approximately 1958 CDT, N28HE, a Piper PA-34, was on an instructional flight and landed at Abilene Regional Airport in Abilene, Texas.…
- [Incident 20090123000389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090123000389I), Jan 23, 2009: Piper PA34200 (N28HE), San Diego/El C, CA, Minor damage. (-23) N28HE a Piper PA34-200, during touch and go landing at Gillespie Field Airport runway 27R, student pilot retracted landing gear prior to becoming…

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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