20240510020749I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG · Crawfordsville, IN · May 10, 2024

Date
May 10, 2024 · 15:00 local
Place
Crawfordsville, IN
Airport
Crawfordsville Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N880L
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The instructor pilot (ip) and student pilot (sp) were conducting a flight lesson. The flight lesson introduced a simulated instrument approach with a simulated one engine inoperative. The ip was monitoring the performance of the sp and provided instruction to correct for a large scale course deviation before crossing the final approach fix (faf). The ip maintained his attention on the CDI and sp performance. A pre landing checklist was not completed prior to landing. The gear was not extended. The aircraft touched down on the runway surface with the gear retracted. The aircraft skidded down the runway for approximately 200 feet.

As the FAA filed it

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) AND STUDENT PILOT (SP) WERE CONDUCTING A FLIGHT LESSON. THE FLIGHT LESSON INTRODUCED A SIMULATED INSTRUMENT APPROACH WITH A SIMULATED ONE ENGINE INOPERATIVE. THE IP WAS MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SP AND PROVIDED INSTRUCTION TO CORRECT FOR A LARGE SCALE COURSE DEVIATION BEFORE CROSSING THE FINAL APPROACH FIX (FAF). THE IP MAINTAINED HIS ATTENTION ON THE CDI AND SP PERFORMANCE. A PRE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO LANDING. THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET.