# Accident 20050306002489A: Piper PA44180, Miami, FL, March 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9117° N, 80.2783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9117&lon=-80.2783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21427, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21427-2005-04-14) (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: 1,589 total, 148 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306002489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A PILOT TRAINING FLIGHT, STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT AFTER A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. BOTH PILOTS FAILED TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT SINK RATE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. THE EMPANAGE SEPARATED AT THE FUSELAGE SPLICE AREA AFT OF THE BAGGAGE DOOR.

## 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 MIA05CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA072), Mar 6, 2005: Piper PA-44-180 (N21427), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's improper descent rate during a simulated engine failure and simulated forced landing and the CFI's inadequate remedial action which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N21427 (5)

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

- [Incident 20000326001989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326001989I), Mar 26, 2000: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Marathon, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft touched down on rwy and nose gear sollapsed. Discovered bolt missing from nose gear drag link assembly.
- [Incident 19930505018329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505018329I), May 5, 1993: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found nose gear drag link brace bolt broken.
- [Incident 19911207060489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911207060489I), Dec 7, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Pilot had 3 green lights.
- [Incident 19910414014959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414014959I), Apr 14, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Right gear strut housing broke off on landing. Came to rest on wheel assembly.
- [Incident 19880903067599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903067599I), Sep 3, 1988: Piper PA44180 (N21427), Newburgh, NY, Minor damage. During simulated engine failure on takeoff, student inadvertently retracted gear during landing.

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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