# Incident 20230823021339I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180, Bonham, TX, August 23, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2023, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bonham, TX
- Airport: Jones Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.6131° N, 96.1793° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6131&lon=-96.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7122E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7122E) (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, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,546 total, 182 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230823021339I

## Narrative

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

DURING A DUAL TRAINING FLIGHT, TEACHING SIGNLE ENGINE OPERATIONS AT JOHNS FIELD (FOO) RNAV17.  REACHED FOO AND PERFORMED A SIMULLATED SINGLE ENGINE LANDING EVENT, RESULTES UNEVENTFUL.  PROCEEDED WITH BRIEFING OF ACTION TO ACCOMPLISH.  THEN SHORT TAKE OFF, REDUCED LEFT THROTTLE TO IDLE, STUDENT MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BUT STRUGGLED WITH ACTION ITEMS.  THE STUDENT WAS VERBALIZING BUT NOT DOING.   I STATED MIXTURE, PROPES, THROTTLE.  STUDENT ADVANCTED MISTURE AND PROPS AND BEGAN BASE TURN.  I STATED THROTTLE AGIAN, STUDENT ADVANCED THROTTLE AND CONTINUTED BASE TURN.  I NOTED AIRSPEED AT 75 AND DECREASING AND NEARING THRESHOLD AND THE PLANE FELT LIKE IT WAS SINKING, SO I TOOK CONTROLL AND LEVELED THE WINGS AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO RECOVER SOME AIRSPEED.  THE PLANE ROUNDED OUT AND TOUCHED DOWN SOFTLY.  AT THAT POINT, I REALIZED THE GEAR WAS STILL UP.

## 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 CEN23LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA382), Aug 23, 2023: Piper PA-44-180 (N7122E), Bonham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor to follow the landing checklist and extend the landing gear before landing

## Other reports on N7122E (1)

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

- [Incident 20230515008222I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230515008222I), May 15, 2023: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 (N7122E), Addison, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft was in run-up area completing run-up checklists for a training flight. Company aircraft piloted by a solo student, made contact with aircraft which…

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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