# Incident 20020309008679I: Piper PA44180, West Palm Beach, FL, March 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2002, 16:10 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Lorth Palm Beach County Gen Av
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N436PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N436PA) (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: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020309008679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO PUT GEAR DOWN DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. PROPS STRUCK RUNWAY & A/C SETTLED ONTO RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N436PA (2)

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

- [Accident 20130705012089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130705012089A), Jul 5, 2013: Piper PA-44-180 (N436PA), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. While performing a simulated engine failure. The pilot was looking for traffic during final approach to runway 5 in Casa Grande, AZ regional airport. The gear…
- [Incident 20040807027819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807027819I), Aug 7, 2004: Piper PA44180 (N436PA), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to reposition from taxiway "b" to taxiway "a". He misjudged the clearance needed to avoid a taxiway light and the prop came in contact…

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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