# Incident 20101029051409I: Piper PA-44-180, Sanford, FL, October 29, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2010, 10:55 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford Orlando
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171CA) (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: 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/20101029051409I

## Narrative

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

DURING IFR TRAINING FLIGHT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY GROUND CREW SOURCES AT TWO LOCATIONS. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18R AT THE SANFORD AIRPORT, ON ALL THREE GEARS. UPON COAST DOWN AND APPROXIMATELY 15 KIAS THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N171CA (1)

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

- [Incident 20141029021849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141029021849I), Oct 29, 2014: Piper PA-44-180 (N171CA), Brunswick, GA, Minor damage. The left main strut failed during takeoff roll resulting in the gear collapsing. Both propellers on the left engine were damaged along with minor skin 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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