# Incident 20050218002419I: Piper PA44180, Dubuque, IA, February 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Dubuque Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GV8S
- Location: 42.4020° N, 90.7095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUBUQUE RGNL (DBQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4020&lon=-90.7095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3104C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3104C) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,260 total, 72 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050218002419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT ON A MULTIENGINE STAGE CHECK FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE (GV8S). THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO THE DUBUQUE, IOWA AIRPORT (DBQ) FOR LANDING WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND BY THE TOWER AND ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOTS THE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. ALSO A STATEMENT FROM THE TOWER CONTROLLER SAID THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 THE GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. A GEAR RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE INCIDENT AND THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, DURING THIS RETRACTION TEST IT WAS DISCOVERED THE GEAR WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED BELOW 14 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N3104C (1)

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

- [Incident 20050806017059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050806017059I), Aug 6, 2005: Piper PA44180 (N3104C), Dubuque, IA, Minor damage. (-23) After landing, the nose landing gear collapsed causing the aircraft to exit the runway into a grassy area. There were no injuries and there was minor…

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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