Accident · 2025-07-09

NTSB case ERA25LA263 · PIPER PA34 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-07-09
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
PIPER PA34 (N1293T)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
ATA Flight School Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
ATA Flight School

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and delayed remedial actions during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane contacting the runway with the landing gear retracted.

Source: NTSB case ERA25LA263

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Flight instructor pilot flyingFlight instructor / CommercialAirplane27Class 1 (2023-05-15)372 total · 9 in this make/model · 52 last 90 days
Student pilot pilot flyingPrivateAirplane23Class 1 (2023-09-17)140 total

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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