# Incident 19811026081699I: Piper PA44180T, Prescott, AZ, October 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205ER-2018-06-26) (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 PA44180T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 404 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811026081699I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCH AND GO AND 420 BOLT IN NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK BROKE ALLOWING NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N205ER (4)

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

- [Incident 20070106000299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070106000299I), Jan 6, 2007: Piper PA44180 (N205ER), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed lgb on IFR flight plan to lvk. Upon approaching ventura, pilot noticed #1 VOR failing, followed by the DME. Pilot was unable to…
- [Incident 20050707016149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050707016149I), Jul 7, 2005: Piper PA44180 (N205ER), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. (-23) PIC confirmed gear down. Student called three green on short final. Normal landing, shortly after nosewheel touchdown, nose gear collapsed. Drag link…
- [Incident 20021121032859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021121032859I), Nov 21, 2002: Piper PA44180 (N205ER), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was on a part 61 training flight. The student was receiving dual instruction for the ATP rating. During a normal landing and after the nose…
- [Incident 19880228018279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228018279I), Feb 28, 1988: Piper PA44180 (N205ER), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Lost directional control. Veered right and departed the runway.

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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