# Incident 20130513007109I: Piper PA-44-180, Livermoore, CA, May 13, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2013, 08:50 local time
- Place: Livermoore, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N98749, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98749) (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 certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 111 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130513007109I

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RIGGED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH ON AIRCRAFT N98749 ON 05/13/2013. AFTER THE SWITCH WAS RIGGED, ON 05/13/2013 N98749 PERFORMED A FLIGHT WHERE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. N98749 PERFORMED A GEAR UP LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT OR INJURY TO THE CREW. POST EVENT INVESTIGATION PROVED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO INSTALL AND SECURE THE RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATING ROD, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO BIND AND FAIL TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS LIMITED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, THE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND THE RIGHT HAND PROPELLER TIP IS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N98749 (1)

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

- [Incident 20070320007779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070320007779I), Mar 20, 2007: Piper PA44180 (N98749), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On a training flight, while on an ATC vector for a practice ILS approach, the instructor reduced power to simulate single engine operation. With the…

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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