# Incident 19831026068599I: Piper PA44180, Las Vegas, NV, October 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3048R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3048R) (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 PA44180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 672 total, 91 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831026068599I

## Narrative

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

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 20040715020289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040715020289I), Jul 15, 2004: Piper PA44180 (N3048R), Albert Lea, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Multiengine instructor trainee in right seat was having some trouble with shortfield landings in pattern. Instructor took command of controls to explain…
- [Incident 20000405002049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000405002049I), Apr 5, 2000: Piper PA44180 (N3048R), 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…

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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