# Accident 19940213001999A: Piper PA44180, Grand Forks, ND, February 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1994, 14:33 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9098° N, 97.0694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9098&lon=-97.0694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N190ND-2019-11-01) (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 O360A1H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940213001999A

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE RIGHT GEAR ON EXTENSION UNABLE POSITIVE LOCK. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. COTTER PIN ON SCISSORS CAUGHT WIRES.

## 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 CHI94LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA087), Feb 13, 1994: Piper PA-44-180 (N190ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper maintenance installation (cotter pin) by other maintenance personnel. Factors were main landing gear scissors not safetied properly and extension of landing gear not possible by…

## Other reports on N190ND (3)

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

- [Accident 20160707016519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160707016519A), Jul 7, 2016: Piper PA-44-180 (N190ND), Keene, NH, Substantial damage. An unintentional landing occurred in Piper seminole N190ND on July 7, 2016 at approximately 11:50 am at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport. This was an instructional…
- [Incident 20080229011869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080229011869I), Feb 29, 2008: Piper PA44180 (N190ND), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was on final into bed at approximately 1720 on 02/29/08. Pilot's written and oral statements indicate landing approach…
- [Incident 20000222022279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000222022279I), Feb 22, 2000: Piper PA44180 (N190ND), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. (-23)On 2/22/2000, at 2105 CST , a PA-44-180, N190ND, owned by the university of north dakota and flown by peter michaels landed gear-up at Grand Forks, ND…

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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