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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Deer Valley, AZ · March 10, 2013

Date: March 10, 2013 · 11:00 local
Place: Deer Valley, AZ
Airport: Deer Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: FQAR
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N449PA
Reported as: Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,069 total429 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days

N449PARegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496185 · Built 2004 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During final decent into kdvt, student initiated the gear down lever. The instructor noticed the left main landing gear safe light was off and the unsafe landing gear light was on. ATC was notified of problem and instructor made several attempts to get the landing gear down and locked. Instructor notified ATC and informed them he was unsuccessful in performing this function. ATC instructed aircrew to land on rwy 7R at kdvt. During the landing rollout at Deer Valley Airport on March 10, 2013 at approximately eleven am local time, the left main gear collapsed causing the aircraft to veer to the left, north of rwy 7R and coming to a rest in the gravel. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FINAL DECENT INTO KDVT, STUDENT INITIATED THE GEAR DOWN LEVER. THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SAFE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE UNSAFE LANDING GEAR LIGHT WAS ON. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM AND INSTRUCTOR MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. INSTRUCTOR NOTIFIED ATC AND INFORMED THEM HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN PERFORMING THIS FUNCTION. ATC INSTRUCTED AIRCREW TO LAND ON RWY 7R AT KDVT. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT ON MARCH 10, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN AM LOCAL TIME, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, NORTH OF RWY 7R AND COMING TO A REST IN THE GRAVEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N449PA · 2

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

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