19831026068599I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Las Vegas, NV · October 26, 1983

Date: October 26, 1983 · 20:00 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mccarran International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3048R
Reported as: Piper PA44180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 672 total91 in this make and model211 in the last 90 days

N3048RRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 44-7995242 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left main gear collapsed on touchdown. Left trunnion had failed. Showed old cracks. Right one also cracked.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. LEFT TRUNNION HAD FAILED. SHOWED OLD CRACKS. RIGHT ONE ALSO CRACKED.

Other reports on N3048R · 2

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

Incident 20040715020289ILevel Off Touchdown · Albert Lea, MN(-23) Multiengine instructor trainee in right seat was having some trouble with shortfield landings in pattern. Instructor took command of controls to explain and demonstrate during the downwind leg. Abeam numbers checklist was completed to gear. Instructor…Jul 15, 2004 · Minor damage Incident 20000405002049IFinal Approach · Las Vegas, NV(-23) On April 5, 2000 at approx. 1900 PDT, N3048R was operating for instructional purposes. During the landing approach at grand canyon west (IG4) Mr. Schultz noticed no landing gear indicating light showing that gear was safely down and locked. He confirmed…Apr 5, 2000