# Incident 19970917026869I: Piper PA44180, Sussex, NJ, September 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1997, 20:30 local time
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2088° N, 74.6082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sussex, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-74.6082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2159Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159Z-2008-10-09) (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: 1,660 total, 76 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970917026869I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PRACTICE LANDING AT SUSSEX AIRPORT (FWN). AIRCRAFT LANDED ON MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE NOSE CONE FAIRING AND BOTH PROPELLERS. THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED THREE GREEN LIGHTS, GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION BY FAA AIRWORTHINESS, OPERATIONS AND COMPANY MECHANICS SHOWED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM INCLUDING NOSE GEAR WORKED PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR OR ITS ASSOCIATED PARTS. M OR D REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N2159Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20000825043409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000825043409A), Aug 25, 2000: Piper PA44180 (N2159Z), Lake Hopatcong, Destroyed. (-23) Mr. Connery was giving instruction to Mr. F. Peteani in preparation for a multiengine rating. While preparing for a VOR approach to sussex airport via…
- [Incident 19970223004199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223004199I), Feb 23, 1997: Piper PA44180 (N2159Z), Caldwell, NJ. Narrative: pilot asked and received clearance to land straight in runway 27 at cdw airport. About 1-11/2 miles on final approach at 1300 another airplane (a…
- [Incident 19960613044129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960613044129I), Jun 13, 1996: Piper PA44180 (N2159Z), Caldwell, NJ. Holding short requested return but entered active turning around sans clearance. No traffic conflict.

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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