# Incident 19951110040839I: Piper PA44180, Austin, TX, November 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2196B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2196B-2012-08-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951110040839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING PRACTICE NIGHT LANDINGS AT AUS, NOSE GEAR DOWN & LOCKED (GREEN) LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CYCLED GEAR 3 TIMES WITH SAME RESULT. USED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. VISUAL CHECK OF NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE LOCKED DOWN. UPON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2196B (2)

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

- [Accident 20051208032069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051208032069A), Dec 8, 2005: Piper PA44180 (N2196B), Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 8, 2005 the pilot [privacy data omitted] was receiving instruction for his multiengine flight instructors rating from [privacy data omitted]…
- [Accident 19810328014739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328014739A), Mar 28, 1981: Piper PA44180 (N2196B), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Failed to use check list.

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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