# Accident 20040910023189A: Piper PA44180, Miami, FL, September 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2004, 17:59 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6497° N, 80.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6497&lon=-80.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N268DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,857 total, 56 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040910023189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004, MR. ROBERT MORRELL WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER N268DA WHEN HE MADE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R AT KENDALL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL04CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA192), Sep 10, 2004: Piper PA-44-180 (N268DA), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the after landing check list, which resulted in his inadvertent gear retraction during landing roll.

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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