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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZ · November 23, 2008

Date: November 23, 2008 · 18:21 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N440PA
Reported as: Piper PA44180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N440PARegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496084 · Built 2001 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While preparing to land following a training flight, pilot attempted to lower landing gear. The nose gear down and locked light did not illuminate. Pilot attempted several times to cycle gear to correct the situation with no change. Pilot then attempted an emergency gear extension with no change. After conferring with ground personnel and dvt tower, which stated nose gear appeared to be down, the pilot then touched down the aircraft in which the nose gear collapsed. Aircraft came to a stop on the runway and both pilots departed the aircraft with no injuries. Aircraft was then moved from the runway to company repair station until inspectors from scottsdale FSDO arrived.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PREPARING TO LAND FOLLOWING A TRAINING FLIGHT, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO CYCLE GEAR TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WITH NO CHANGE. PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WITH NO CHANGE. AFTER CONFERRING WITH GROUND PERSONNEL AND DVT TOWER, WHICH STATED NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, THE PILOT THEN TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT IN WHICH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND BOTH PILOTS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN MOVED FROM THE RUNWAY TO COMPANY REPAIR STATION UNTIL INSPECTORS FROM SCOTTSDALE FSDO ARRIVED.