# Incident 19990711022979I: Piper PA44180, Trenton, NJ, July 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3063K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3063K-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990711022979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN OBSTRUCTION IN AILERON OPERATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TTN.  MAINTENANCE FOUND RIVETS FROM SERVICE BULLETIN KIT HITTING WING SKIN (UPPER).  PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                       THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3063K (1)

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

- [Incident 19990119015459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990119015459I), Jan 19, 1999: Piper PA44180 (N3063K), Smithfield, NC, Minor damage. (-5)During training, while performing a traffic pattern and simulating one engine inoperative, individual elected to not extend the landing gear whileon…

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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