# Incident 19940903039469I: Piper PA44180, Lakeland, FL, September 3, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1994, 11:40 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81EF-2019-02-27) (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: 4,400 total, 20 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903039469I

## Narrative

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

DURING ATP TEST FLIGHT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. HAD NORMAL DOWN INDICATION. CAUSE BEING INVESTIGATED.

## Other reports on N81EF (2)

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

- [Incident 20180104000469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180104000469I), Jan 4, 2018: Piper PA-44-180 (N81EF), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Pilot returned to sfb and extended landing gear with indication that l/h MLG was not down and locked. They retracted landing gear and attempted to extend again…
- [Incident 19900119032289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119032289I), Jan 19, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N81EF), Bunnell, FL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear while practicing landing. Landed gear up.

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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