# Incident 19850707037709I: Piper PA44180, El Paso, TX, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 18:50 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3031D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3031D) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707037709I

## Narrative

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

DURING GO AROUND AT ANOTHER AIRPORT RIGHT MAIN WAS SEVERED. ENGINES SHUTDOWN, LANDED ON NOSE AND LEFT MAIN.

## Other reports on N3031D (3)

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

- [Incident 19940811034299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811034299I), Aug 11, 1994: Piper PA44180 (N3031D), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Gear down lock assembly bolt failed.
- [Incident 19920524025509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920524025509I), May 24, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N3031D), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19900323022389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900323022389I), Mar 23, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N3031D), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed while taxiing to ramp. Found nose gear down lock had broken.

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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