# Incident 20250212000409I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180, Atwater, CA, February 12, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2025, 14:00 local time
- Place: Atwater, CA
- Airport: Castle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: SRJS
- Location: 37.3805° N, 120.5682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CASTLE (MER), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3805&lon=-120.5682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2440D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2440D) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 48 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250212000409I

## Narrative

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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, A STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO USE THE LANDING CHECKLIST, WHICH LED TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE INSTRUCTOR, DISTRACTED AT THE TIME, DIDN’T CORRECT THE MISTAKE. WHEN THE SOUND OF METAL SCRAPING WAS HEARD, THE INSTRUCTOR QUICKLY ADDED POWER TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. AFTER THE GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY.

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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