# Incident 20130310004699I: Piper PA-44-180, Deer Valley, AZ, March 10, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Deer Valley, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FQAR
- Location: 33.6839° N, 112.1349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6839&lon=-112.1349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N449PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N449PA) (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: 1,069 total, 429 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130310004699I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20210927017379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210927017379I), Sep 27, 2021: Piper PA-44-180 (N449PA), Perry, OK, Minor damage. During initial takeoff roll a simulated engine failure was demonstrated, pilot retarded the throttles to idle and applied brake pressure. Immediately…
- [Accident 20060430009519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060430009519A), Apr 30, 2006: Piper PA44180 (N449PA), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor simulated right engine failure inside final approach fix. Instructor believes he simulated engine failure via retarding throttle on right…

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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