# Incident 20040820026199I: Piper PA44180, West Palm Beach, FL, August 20, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2004
- 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: N2143A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2143A) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040820026199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN LANDED AIRCRAFT AT NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPORT RUNWAY 8R ON AUGUST 20, 2004. AIRMAN FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP. NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO ENGINE PROPELLERS TIPS ON BOTH ENGINES BENT AFTER STRIKING GROUND, BAGGAGE DOOR BENT, & AIRCRAFT ENTRY STEP BENT.

## Other reports on N2143A (1)

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

- [Incident 19920424016629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920424016629I), Apr 24, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N2143A), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Nose gear downlock assembly sheared off and scissor bolt sheared.

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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