From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 28, 2010, at 2000 EDT, a Piper PA-44-180, N740FT, registered to 30 west LLC, experienced an in-flight landing gear malfunction while on a training flight. The crew performed normal and emergency procedures unsuccessfully in an attempt to obtain safe landing gear down indications prior to landing. Upon landing at Merritt Island, FL, the nose gear collapsed, resulting in minor damage to the nose gear doors and propellers. The flight instructor, private pilot rated second pilot, and one passenger were uninjured. The flight originated at Merritt Island, FL on July 28, 2010 at 1900 EDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 28, 2010, AT 2000 EDT, A PIPER PA-44-180, N740FT, REGISTERED TO 30 WEST LLC, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE CREW PERFORMED NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES UNSUCCESSFULLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN SAFE LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON LANDING AT MERRITT ISLAND, FL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND PROPELLERS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, PRIVATE PILOT RATED SECOND PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MERRITT ISLAND, FL ON JULY 28, 2010 AT 1900 EDT.
Other reports on N740FT · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.