# Accident 20070607014639A: Piper PA44180, Lumberton, NJ, June 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: Flying W
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CDMS
- Location: 39.9342° N, 74.8072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9342&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2173S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2173S) (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: 1,050 total, 90 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070607014639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CFI AND STUDENT ONBOARD STATED: AFTER TAKING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STUDENT), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (CFI) WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PITCH ANGLE AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF N2173S WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND DURING AN ENGINE OUT MANEUVER INTO KNI4 AIRPORT. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS. THE FAA'S INVESTIGATION SHOWS: 3 TIRE TRACKS LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND IN THE GRASSY AREA. EVIDENCE ALSO SHOWS THAT WHILE SKIDDING SIDEWAYS (LEFT) THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A HIGH SPOT OF HARD PACKED EARTH WHICH COLLAPSED THE LEFT GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST ON A GRASSY CLEARING, LEFT OF RUNWAY 19. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS CLASSIFIED A SUBSTANTIAL WITH DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS: (LANDING GEAR, MOUNTS, SKIN AND SPAR). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STUDENT) REPORTS THAT CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SIMULATED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE APPROACH BY CUTTING OFF FUEL TO THE LEFT ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE GO-AROUND POWER WHEN NEEDED. BOTH PILOTS STATED: WE OBSERVED 3 GREEN LIGHTS AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. THE FAA INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM THE GRASS AND FOUND EVIDENCE THAT THE 3 LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO THE SKIDDING DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC07CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA133), Jun 7, 2007: Piper PA-44-180 (N2173S), Lumberton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper decision to simulate an engine failure in the traffic pattern by cutting off fuel to the engine, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during an…

## Other reports on N2173S (2)

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

- [Accident 20170713014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170713014439A), Jul 13, 2017: Piper PA-44-180 (N2173S), Marineland, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 13, 2017, at approximately 2300 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-44-180, N2173S, was destroyed during a descent and subsequent inflight breakup near…
- [Incident 19910520028559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910520028559I), May 20, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N2173S), Washington, PA, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on landing rollout. Bolt had sheared on drag link. Had excessive play in bushing.

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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