# Incident 19971205042109I: Piper PA44180, Naples, FL, December 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1997
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81144, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81144-2017-07-07) (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: 4,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971205042109I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN. CAN NOT SUBSTANTIATE POOR MAINTENANCE. DUE TO ANNUAL AT 7-12-97 & 90 HOURS FROM THAT TIME.

## Other reports on N81144 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930125000889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930125000889I), Jan 25, 1993: Piper PA44180 (N81144), Milledgeville, GA, Minor damage. Private pilot on initial multi-engine flight with instructor. Inadvertently retracted gear during touch and go.
- [Incident 19810829063619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829063619I), Aug 29, 1981: Piper PA44180 (N81144), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Pilot examiner conducting multi engine flight test had landing circuit breaker pulled for simulation 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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