# Accident 19901112049729A: Piper PA44180, Prescott, AZ, November 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1990, 11:03 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6196° N, 112.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6196&lon=-112.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39776, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39776-2018-03-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,108 total, 100 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901112049729A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNION ATTACH FITTING BROKE LANDING. WENT AROUND, BURNED OFF FUEL AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA028), Nov 12, 1990: Piper PA-44-180 (N39776), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNION ATTACH FITTING FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N39776 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980918025479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980918025479A), Sep 18, 1998: Piper PA44180 (N39776), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Acft landed, the left gear collapsed, and the acft slid off of rwy 18.(.19)on September 18, 1998, about 0831 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-44-180, N39776,…
- [Incident 19900621047399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621047399I), Jun 21, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N39776), Cottonwood, AZ, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go-around made as propeller tips struck runway. Landed safely on second try.

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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