# Accident 20140131000739A: Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180, Springfield, IL, January 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2014, 13:12 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8442° N, 89.6781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8442&lon=-89.6781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N700FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piaggio Aero Industries P180 (registry code 6960206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-aero-industries-p180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B (registry code 52287, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES SPA P180
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140131000739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH ON A 3 MILE FINAL , RUNWAY 4, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.  PILOT STATED THAT GEAR MAY BE FROZEN IN RETRACTED POSITION. CREW EXTENDED GEAR MANUALY WITH EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM.  PILOT REPORTED THREE GREEN LIGHTS FOR GEAR AND CANCELLED EMERGENCY.  AFTER LANDING AND PRIOR TO TURNING OFF RUNWAY THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA127), Jan 31, 2014: Piaggio P180 - Avanti II (N700FE), Springfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to reengage the hydraulic system following the successful extension of the landing gear using the emergency extension procedures. Contributing to the accident was the failure of…

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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