# Incident 20090416007299I: Piper PA44180, Hollywood, FL, April 16, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2009, 17:52 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3074P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3074P-2024-02-08) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090416007299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 16, 2009, THE MIAMI AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT N3074P, SERIAL NUMBER 44-7995236, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDNG ROLL-OUT AT THE NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO).  THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS EDGE OF RUNWAY 36 RIGHT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING, HE VERIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND THERE WERE THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS (GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS).  HE ALSO STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LANDING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE LEFT WING DROP DOWN TO THE ASPHALT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER, FLAP AND WINGTIP WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH RUNWAY.  A CRANE WAS USED TO LIFT THE AIRCRAFT UP OFF THE GRASS; AS SOON AS THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WAS OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GAR, THE GEAR EXTENDS INTO DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.  THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS ABLE TO TOW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO TROUBLESHOOT THE MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N3074P (3)

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

- [Incident 19930603023469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603023469I), Jun 3, 1993: Piper PA44180 (N3074P), Hollywood, FL. Unable to extend landing gear. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear cotter pin failed. Bolt backed off.
- [Incident 19880902054389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902054389I), Sep 2, 1988: Piper PA44180 (N3074P), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Left gear failed while practicing touch and go landings. Instructor took over. Landed with minor damage to wing tip
- [Incident 19840112011129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840112011129I), Jan 12, 1984: Piper PA44180 (N3074P), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Nose wheel collapsed on touch and go landing. Pilot reported gear down was indicated.

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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