Accident to the Piper PA44 registered LX-AIM on 19/10/2025 at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine AD

Belly landing during training

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression In progress

Progress: 50%

Translation below provided for information only:

After two touch-and-go exercises at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport, the instructor had the pilot perform an engine failure landing exercise (N-1) during training.
The landing gear did not deploy without this being noticed by those on board, and the aircraft landed on its belly.

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General information
Local date	19/10/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 57 Moselle
Location	Metz-Nancy-Lorraine AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	ARC: Abnormal runway contact
File number	BEA2025-0467

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	Luxembourg
Manufacturer / Model	PIPER - PA44
Aircraft Registration	LX-AIM
State of registry	Luxembourg
Last departure point	Luxembourg - ELLX (LUX) : Luxembourg/Luxembourg
Planned destination	France - LFJL (ETZ) : Metz Nancy-Lorraine
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	44-7995207
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.