# Accident 20150523008719A: Piper PA-44-180, Tamiami, FL, May 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2015, 16:05 local time
- Place: Tamiami, FL
- Airport: Kendall-Tamiami Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6431° N, 80.4331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6431&lon=-80.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2163F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2163F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150523008719A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 23RD 2015 AT 1605 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER SEMINOLE PA-44-180, N2163F, REGISTERED TO PILOT TRAINING CENTER, LLC WAS OPERATING OUT OF TAMIAMI-KENDALL EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KTMB) HAD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING. THE FLIGHT WAS AS A 14 CFR PART 61 INSTRUCTION, THE STUDENT WITH A PRIVATE PILOT?S LICENSE WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND THE INSTRUCTOR WITH AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT/CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LICENSE SAT IN THE RIGHT SEAT, ANOTHER STUDENT WAS IN THE BACK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR AND BOTH OCCUPANTS, THE STUDENT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL MAIN WHEEL TOUCHDOWN AND HELD BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE, WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, IT UNEXPECTEDLY RETRACTED BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SCRAPE AND BOTH PROPELLERS TO STRIKE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON CENTERLINE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY ALL THREE SOULS ON BOARD.

## 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 ERA15LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA225), May 23, 2015: Piper PA44 (N2163F), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear upper drag link knee bolt due to reverse-bending fatigue, which was likely preceded by excessive bearing wear due to reasons that could not be determined based on…

## Other reports on N2163F (2)

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

- [Incident 20140416005189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140416005189I), Apr 16, 2014: Piper PA-44-180 (N2163F), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft was being operated by pilot training center LLC on a part 61 pilot night training flight. On the 5th landing for the night with the student pilot at…
- [Incident 20031021031399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021031399I), Oct 21, 2003: Piper PA44180 (N2163F), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The nose gear collapsed during roll-out on the second "touch and go" landing. Maintenance found a bolt head sheared and inspected their entire fleet…

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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