# Incident 20110513008299I: Piper PA-44-180, Broomfield, CO, May 13, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2011, 16:05 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144RU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144RU) (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 PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110513008299I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 13, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1605 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), A PIPER SEMINOLE (PA44-180), N144RU, EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN METRO AIRPORT, BROOMFIELD, CO.  THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPS AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE.  THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N144RU (2)

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

- [Incident 20231113019589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231113019589I), Nov 13, 2023: Piper PA-44-180 (N144RU), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. On November 13, at approximately 1852 LCL, a PA-44, Piper seminole, on landing roll out, the nose gear collapsed. There were two people aboard and there were…
- [Incident 20210622021879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210622021879I), Jun 22, 2021: Piper PA-44-180 (N144RU), Sidney, NE, Minor damage. On June 22, 2021 at approximately 2330 central daylight time, a Piper PA-44-180 airplane was damaged due to the nose gear collapsing during a touch and go at…

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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