# Incident 19901219057219I: Piper PA44180, Orlando, FL, December 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1990, 20:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Central Flordia Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8100° N, 81.3307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8100&lon=-81.3307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3062H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3062H-2012-07-26) (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: 1,060 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901219057219I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. SCISSOR BOLT HAD SHEARED.

## 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 MIA91IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA048), Dec 19, 1990: Piper PA-44-180 (N3062H), Sanford, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL DUE TO INADEQUATE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK BOLT.

## Other reports on N3062H (2)

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

- [Accident 20111025025742A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111025025742A), Oct 25, 2011: Piper PA-44-180 (N3062H), St Paul, OR, Substantial damage. On October 25, 2011, about 1610 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-44-180, N3062H, registered to and operated by hillsboro aviation, hillsboro, Oregon, as a…
- [Incident 20110802017939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110802017939I), Aug 2, 2011: Piper PA-44-180 (N3062H), Mcminnville, OR, Minor damage. During an instructional flight, the CFI failed to insure that the landing gear was in the proper position for landing due to distractions.

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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