# Incident 19980910023009I: Piper PA44180, Jacksonville, FL, September 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1998, 21:09 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2129V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2129V-2013-02-28) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 265 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980910023009I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 PM EDT, N2129V DEPARTED CRAIG AIRFIELD ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. DURING AN APPROACH TO FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED DOWN BUT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN. A VISUAL CHECK FROM THE NACELLE MIRROR CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE LANDING GEAR TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST BUT STILL COULD NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT THEN ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. DURING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED BUT THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND LOCK. THIS WAS ALSO INDICATED BY THE GEAR LIGHTS. ONLY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT COULD VISUALLY SEE THE NOSE GEAR IN THE NACELLE MIRROR BUT COULD NOT TELL IF THE NOSE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE CRAIG AIRPORT FOR LANDING. THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY TO SEE IF THE TOWER COULD DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE TOWER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT IT APPEARED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED. THE PILOT REVIEWED GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING. WITH AN FAA INSPECTOR PRESENT, THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED VERY SLOWLY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LANDING GEAR PUMP MOTOR OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AND FAILED TO RETRACT OR EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPAINTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRWORTHINESS IS COORDINATING A FOLLOW UP INSPECTION OF THE UNCERTIFICATED PAINT FACILITY LOCATED IN GEORGIA.

## Other reports on N2129V (1)

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

- [Incident 19890831049369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831049369I), Aug 31, 1989: Piper PA44180 (N2129V), Mc Kinney, TX, Minor damage. Instructor stated that during single engine approach they were distracted and failed to lower gear. 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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