# Incident 20151001016239I: Piper PA-44-180, Hillsboro, OR, October 1, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Portland-Hillsboro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 45.5421° N, 122.9507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-HILLSBORO (HIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5421&lon=-122.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28721, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28721-2019-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 80 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151001016239I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HIO THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS NOT QULIFIED/ENDORSED FOR MULTI-ENGINE MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR.  THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED A RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT.  THE INSTRUCTOR THEN EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR  WITH THE GEAR HANDLE AND THE GREEN LOCKED LIGHT FOR ONLY THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR LANDING GEAR WAS ILLUMINATED.  SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BUT IT APPEARED THE RIGHT  MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS STUCK IN THE UP UNSAFE POSITION.  IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP.  THE LANDING AT HIO RESULTED IN MINOR SCUFFING TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR TIRE, DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STEP, AND DAMAGE TO ANTENNAS AND VENT TUBES.   AN INSPECTION AFTER LANDING REVEALED THE CENTER HINGE OF THE RIGHT LANDING TORQUE LINK HAD SEPARATED.  THE COTTER PIN AND NUT WERE MISSING FROM THE BOLT THAT HELD THE HINGE TOGETHER.

## Other reports on N28721 (1)

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

- [Incident 20170929016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170929016589I), Sep 29, 2017: Piper PA-44-180 (N28721), Madras, OR, Minor damage. Student practicing single engine approaches. Student delayed gear extension on downwind. On base student decided to put flaps in. Instructor began a lengthy…

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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