# Incident 19930724032069I: Piper PA44180, San Diego, CA, July 24, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1993, 19:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3020M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3020M) (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: 1,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724032069I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED.FOUND UPPER MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR RETRACT ROD END BOLT INSTALLED INCORRECTLY

## Other reports on N3020M (3)

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

- [Incident 20211022017619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211022017619I), Oct 22, 2021: Piper PA-44-180 (N3020M), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. During a multiengine training flight, the student, who is a rated asel commercial pilot, reported a normal traffic pattern at approach. The pilot stated the he…
- [Accident 20170608006929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170608006929A), Jun 8, 2017: Piper PA-44-180 (N3020M), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. During landing roll on training flight the pilot in command noticed an aburpt change in the landing gear. At first he thought it was a blown tire and reported…
- [Accident 20110826022069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110826022069A), Aug 26, 2011: Piper PA-44-180 (N3020M), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. This accident was not reported to this FSDO office. During an inspection of this flight school maintenance facility, this aircraft was discovered in the rear…

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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