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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Gulf Shores, AL · August 3, 2024

Date
August 3, 2024 · 13:31 local
Place
Gulf Shores, AL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N358CF
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
961 total123 in this make and model212 in the last 90 days

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.

Instructor pilot conducted nonstop flight kpns-kjka-kpns. Instructor was practicing single engine landing manuevers with student. On approach, the gear was not extended. After realizing the gear was not extended, the instructor applied power to both engines to avoid striking the runway. However, the aircrafts propellers and undercarriage struck the runway prior to regaining flight.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR PILOT CONDUCTED NONSTOP FLIGHT KPNS-KJKA-KPNS. INSTRUCTOR WAS PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE LANDING MANUEVERS WITH STUDENT. ON APPROACH, THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. AFTER REALIZING THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED, THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED POWER TO BOTH ENGINES TO AVOID STRIKING THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFTS PROPELLERS AND UNDERCARRIAGE STRUCK THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO REGAINING FLIGHT.