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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Fairfield, NJ · January 12, 2025

Date
January 12, 2025 · 14:18 local
Place
Fairfield, NJ
Airport
Essex County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
CZOS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711AV
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA105
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,514 total175 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

PIC (CFI) neglected to follow aircraft POH landing checklist and 141 school procedures to extend the landing gear and confirm down and locked position, resulting in a gear-up landing during part 141 multiengine training flight.

As the FAA filed it

PIC (CFI) NEGLECTED TO FOLLOW AIRCRAFT POH LANDING CHECKLIST AND 141 SCHOOL PROCEDURES TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND CONFIRM DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, RESULTING IN A GEAR-UP LANDING DURING PART 141 MULTIENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N711AV · 2

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