# Incident 19921214053659I: Piper PA44180, Fresno, CA, December 14, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUES
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2153B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153B-2018-09-13) (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 IO360E1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 310 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921214053659I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. APPEARS MAGNETO DRIVE SHAFT UNCOUPLED FROM ACCESSORY DRIVE GEARS

## Other reports on N2153B (4)

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

- [Incident 20011002026839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011002026839I), Oct 2, 2001: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Fresno, CA. (-23) Mr. Terry was conducting a multi-engine training flight with Mr. Soule as the student in N2153B, a PA-44-180. A second student was aboard as an observer.…
- [Accident 19980520011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980520011259A), May 20, 1998: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Acft landed hard and the right main landing gear collapsed, Fresno, CA. (.4) after practicing maneuvers and takeoffs and landings at an alternate airport, the…
- [Incident 19971228041419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971228041419I), Dec 28, 1997: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on December 28, 1997, at about 1225 PST, Mr. Traver (CFI) was giving multiengine instruction in a PA-44, N2153B. After practicing a left engine out…
- [Incident 19871019077849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871019077849I), Oct 19, 1987: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Making a flaps up approach forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up FAA check ride.

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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