# Accident 20071114827039A: Piper PA44180, Byron, CA, November 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2007, 13:45 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8286° N, 121.6258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8286&lon=-121.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N274ER) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1H6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 14 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071114827039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNIONS SHOWED SIGNS OF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. NO NEW GREASE WAS IN THE TRUNNION BUSHINGS, MAINTENANCE DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES IN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE. OTHER REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AND PARTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT WERE NOT RECORDED IN THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED BY FLYING VIKING HAYWARD, CA IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION.

## 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 SEA08LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA029), Nov 14, 2007: Piper PA-44-180 (N274ER), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear aft trunnion attach fitting due to overload during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N274ER (1)

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

- [Incident 20031020031409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031020031409I), Oct 20, 2003: Piper PA44180 (N274ER), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During a commercial multiengine practical test including instrument, the DPE instructed the applicant, Mr. Han, to make a full stop landing at Stockton…

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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