# Incident 19971228041419I: Piper PA44180, Fresno, CA, December 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1997, 12:25 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2153B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153B-2018-09-13) (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: 1,880 total, 370 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971228041419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 28, 1997, AT ABOUT 1225 PST, MR. TRAVER (CFI) WAS GIVING MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTION IN A PA-44, N2153B. AFTER PRACTICING A LEFT ENGINE OUT AND AN ABORT ON RUNWAY 29L AT THE FRESNO YOSEMITE INT'L (FAT), THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY TOWARDS A TAXIWAY SIGN. THEN THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND TRIED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SIGN PRIOR TO ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED, CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER DOING A FLY-BY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, LANDING GEAR DOOR AND THE LEFT FLAP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N2153B (4)

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

- [Incident 20011002026839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011002026839I), Oct 2, 2001: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Fresno, CA. (-23) Mr. Terry was conducting a multi-engine training flight with Mr. Soule as the student in N2153B, a PA-44-180. A second student was aboard as an observer.…
- [Accident 19980520011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980520011259A), May 20, 1998: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Acft landed hard and the right main landing gear collapsed, Fresno, CA. (.4) after practicing maneuvers and takeoffs and landings at an alternate airport, the…
- [Incident 19921214053659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921214053659I), Dec 14, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Fresno, CA. Right engine failed en route. Returned to airport. Appears magneto drive shaft uncoupled from accessory drive gears
- [Incident 19871019077849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871019077849I), Oct 19, 1987: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Making a flaps up approach forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up FAA check ride.

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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