# Incident 19951201042949I: Piper PA44180, Livermore, CA, December 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1995, 14:40 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2185A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2185A-2017-05-17) (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: 1,809 total, 166 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951201042949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 12-01-95, A PIPER SEMINOLE AIRCRAFT (PA-44-180), MADE A NORMAL LANDING AT LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA (LVK). AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT INITIATED PROCEDURES FOR A TOUCH AND GO OPTION PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY ATC. WHILE THE THROTTLES WERE BEING ADVANCED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL AND THROTTLES WERE REDUCED TO IDLE. THE PILOT ACTIONS WERE INEFFECTIVE AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT FIELD BETWEEN RUNWAY 25L AND 25R.

## Other reports on N2185A (2)

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

- [Incident 20000406014819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000406014819I), Apr 6, 2000: Piper PA44180 (N2185A), Van Nuys, CA. (-23) 4/06/00 @ 2121 Hrs upon approach to Van Nuys Airport, the left main gear green light did not illuminate. Pilot switched light bulbs and found bulb ok.…
- [Incident 19920816036089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816036089I), Aug 16, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N2185A), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit on pleasure flight. Landed safely. Investigation revealed fire occurred at the battery.

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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