Date:	Sunday 19 October 2025
Time:
Type:	Piper PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole
Owner/operator:	Aéro-Sport ASBL
Registration:	LX-AIM
MSN:	44-7995207
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ/LFJL) -   France
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX/ELLX)
Destination airport:	Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ/LFJL)
Investigating agency:	BEA
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
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.

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-piper-pa44-registered-lx-aim-on-19-10-2025-at-metz-nancy-lorraine-ad/

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/LXAIM/history/20251019/0930Z/ELLX/L%2049.07220%206.36393

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/1660718_1708241378.jpg (photo)

Ex D-GANS, G-BOFV, N2198K

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
24-Oct-2025 09:23	ASN	Added
29-Oct-2025 10:03	RobertMB	Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, ]