# Incident 20120417005459I: Piper PA-44-180, Merrit Island, FL, April 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2012, 18:45 local time
- Place: Merrit Island, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 4SCS
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417005459I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 20100728042689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100728042689I), Jul 28, 2010: Piper PA-44-180 (N740FT), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. 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…

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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