# Incident 19990127010889I: Piper PA44180, San Diego, CA, January 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1999, 12:39 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N328JD-2009-01-15) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990127010889I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 26,1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1239 PST, N328JD, A PIPER MODEL PA-44 AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING AS A FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION 91 FLIGHT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED. THE [ILOT STATED THAT ALL WAS NORMAL DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, HOWEVER, DURING THE ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED UNDER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BOLT (P/N NAS464P4-27) HAD SHEARED, CAUSING COLLAPSE OF THE GEAR. THE INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N328JD (1)

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

- [Incident 19930303007229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930303007229I), Mar 3, 1993: Piper PA44180 (N328JD), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on landing rollout. Scissors bolt found sheared on nose gear.

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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