# Incident 20141029021849I: Piper PA-44-180, Brunswick, GA, October 29, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2014, 14:50 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Glenn County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1361° N, 81.4669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1361&lon=-81.4669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171CA) (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: 1,515 total, 140 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141029021849I

## Narrative

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

THE LEFT MAIN STRUT FAILED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL RESULTING IN THE GEAR COLLAPSING.  BOTH PROPELLERS ON THE LEFT ENGINE WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING.  ALSO THE LEFT WING PITOT PROBE AND LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP WERE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N171CA (1)

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

- [Incident 20101029051409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029051409I), Oct 29, 2010: Piper PA-44-180 (N171CA), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. During IFR training flight, flight instructor reported that left main landing gear would not lock. This was verified by ground crew sources at two locations.…

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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