# Incident 20000326001989I: Piper PA44180, Marathon, FL, March 26, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2000, 13:50 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Airport: Marathon Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21427, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21427-2005-04-14) (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: 860 total, 70 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326001989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY AND NOSE GEAR SOLLAPSED.  DISCOVERED BOLT MISSING FROM NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N21427 (5)

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

- [Accident 20050306002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306002489A), Mar 6, 2005: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During a pilot training flight, student pilot attempted to land aircraft after a simulated engine failure on takeoff. Both pilots failed to control…
- [Incident 19930505018329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505018329I), May 5, 1993: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found nose gear drag link brace bolt broken.
- [Incident 19911207060489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911207060489I), Dec 7, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Pilot had 3 green lights.
- [Incident 19910414014959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414014959I), Apr 14, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Right gear strut housing broke off on landing. Came to rest on wheel assembly.
- [Incident 19880903067599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903067599I), Sep 3, 1988: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Newburgh, NY, Minor damage. During simulated engine failure on takeoff, student inadvertently retracted gear during landing.

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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