# Incident 20050222001849I: Piper PA44180, Miami, FL, February 22, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2079W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2079W) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 904 total, 165 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050222001849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FEBRUARY 22, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 EST (LOC) UPON LANDING AT OPA LOCKA AIRPORT, RUNWAY 9L, THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N2079W NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT AND PASSENGER AGREE THEY SAW THREE GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION AND VISUAL INDICATION IN THE MIRRORS. MIAMI DADE AVIATION AUTHORITY SAW THE AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN AND CONTINUE TO COLLAPSE ONTO THE NOSE AFTER LANDING. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY TO A CONTROLLED STOP. NO INJURIES, NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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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