# Incident 20100728042689I: Piper PA-44-180, Merritt Island, FL, July 28, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2010, 20:00 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N740FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N740FT-2023-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100728042689I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20210912015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210912015629A), Sep 12, 2021: Piper PA-44-180 (N740FT), Magnolia, TX, Substantial damage. N740FT flight with 01 pilot onboard originating from david wayne hooks memorial airport (kdwh), spring, TX, with full stop shutdown and subsequent takeoff from…
- [Accident 20120801015369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120801015369A), Aug 1, 2012: Piper PA-44-180 (N740FT), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. During an interview the flight instructor and pilot in command stated that while executing a practice ILS rw 36 the landing gear was selected down and the nose…
- [Incident 20120417005459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417005459I), Apr 17, 2012: Piper PA-44-180 (N740FT), Merrit Island, FL, Minor damage. On 04-17-2012 N740FT had the nose gear collapse on landing. The pilot, crew and one passenger sustained no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

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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