# Incident 20250821013089I: Piper PA-44-180, Terrel, TX, August 21, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2025, 09:00 local time
- Place: Terrel, TX
- Airport: Terrell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JM8S
- Aircraft: N555HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250821013089I

## Narrative

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

PIC (CFI) WAS PERFORMING TRAINING IN THE PATTERN WITH A STUDENT. DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG OF FLIGHT PILOTS WERE NOTIFIED THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN THE VICINITY AND WERE ASKED TO EXTEND THE DOWNWIND AND LAND WHEN CLEAR OF TRAFFIC. DURING FINAL APPROACH FLIGHT CREW FAILED TO FOLLOW THE LANDING CHECKLIST RESULTING IN BOTH PROPELLERS STRKING THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE PROPELLER STRIKE THE CREW APPLIED POWER FLEW THE AIRCRAFT AROUND THE PATTERN SO THEY LOWER THE LAQNDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

GROUND TESTING BY MAINTENACE REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.

FAA PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAY TO DETERMINE IF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THIS WAS AN INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N555HF (2)

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

- [Accident 20250110000109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250110000109A), Jan 10, 2025: Piper PA-44-180 (N555HF), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. After completing MEI check ride and several touch-and-go's, aircraft headed back to pmp for normal landing. Aircraft turned base for final approach and pilot…
- [Incident 20160521006879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160521006879I), May 21, 2016: Piper PA-44-180 (N555HF), Opelika, AL, Minor damage. On may 21, 2016 at apprx. 1745 local time instructor [privacy data omitted] was flight instructing a student in N555HF, a PA-44, Piper seminole, at Auburn…

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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