# Incident 20010407009239I: Piper PA44180, Salisbury, NC, April 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2001, 12:18 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Rowan County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6651° N, 80.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6651&lon=-80.4919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120RH) (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: 1,281 total, 150 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010407009239I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PIPER PA-44-180 (TWIN ENGINE SEMINAL) NOSE LANDING GEAR(NLG) COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE MULTI ENGINE STUDENT PILOT BOTH SAID THAT ALL LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS SHOWED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.  THE AIRPLANE HAS A MIRROR ON THE LEFT NACELLE AND THE LEFT SEATED STUDENT CALLED THE NLG VISUALLY DOWN. WHEN THE NLG WAS LOWERED TO THE ASPHALT SURFACE IT COLLAPSED.NO CAUSE WAS FOUND.  AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) 94-14-14 APPLIES TO THIS AIRCRAFT AND CALLS FOR INSTALLATION  OF A MODIFICATION KIT TO PREVENT COLLAPSE.  AD-94-14-14 COMPLIED WITH NO 11/03/1994 AT 5690 HOURS.  TOTAL TIME IS NOW 8790 HOURS.

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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