Piper PA-44-180 N593ND

Summary

On 22 October 2009 at about 15:01 local time, a Piper PA-44-180 registered N593ND, operated by UND Aerospace Foundation, was involved in an accident near Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 October 2009 at 15:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Grand Forks International (KGFK)

Coordinates

47.9472, -97.1739

Aircraft

Piper PA-44-180

Registration

N593ND

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

UND Aerospace Foundation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Forks → Grand Forks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA026

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to ensure the landing gear was extended prior to landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident occurred during an instructional flight while practicing landings. The flight instructor reported that he became distracted while teaching his student and forgot to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing. He stated that the landing gear warning horn was sounding before touchdown, but he did not realize that the landing gear was not configured until it was too late. Post accident inspection revealed that several fuselage structural components were damaged during the gear-up landing. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.