# Incident 20031021031399I: Piper PA44180, Melbourne, FL, October 21, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2003, 17:04 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ECQS
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2163F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2163F) (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: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,678 total, 463 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021031399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLL-OUT ON THE SECOND "TOUCH AND GO" LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BOLT HEAD SHEARED AND INSPECTED THEIR ENTIRE FLEET PRIOR TO FURTHER OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N2163F (2)

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

- [Accident 20150523008719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150523008719A), May 23, 2015: Piper PA-44-180 (N2163F), Tamiami, FL, Substantial damage. On may 23rd 2015 at 1605 eastern standard time, a Piper seminole PA-44-180, N2163F, registered to pilot training center, LLC was operating out of…
- [Incident 20140416005189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140416005189I), Apr 16, 2014: Piper PA-44-180 (N2163F), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft was being operated by pilot training center LLC on a part 61 pilot night training flight. On the 5th landing for the night with the student pilot at…

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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