# Incident 19891130063889I: Piper PA44180, Long Beach, CA, November 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1989, 21:00 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36785-2007-04-30) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891130063889I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT BEFORE LANDING. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR. GEAR PUMP MOTOR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N36785 (2)

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

- [Incident 20060915020869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060915020869I), Sep 15, 2006: Piper PA44180 (N36785), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On September 15, 2006 the pilot landed a PA-44 (N36785) gear up at the ft. Lauderdale executive airport (fxe) in Florida. The pilot did not ensure the…
- [Incident 19891214063249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891214063249I), Dec 14, 1989: Piper PA44180 (N36785), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Found numerous worn out parts in landing gear assembley.

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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