# Incident 20200121004909I: Piper PA-44-180, Chino, CA, January 21, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2020, 13:54 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N449JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N449JA-2023-05-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 11 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200121004909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A COMMERCIAL STUDENT WAS WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PREPARING FOR A MULTI-ENGINE CHECK RIDE IN THE LAKE MATTHEWS PRACTICE AREA. AT APPROXIMATELY 3,200 MSL, THEY BEGAN AN ACCELERATED STALL MANEUVER. WHILE ENTERING A BANK TO THE LEFT, AS THE ANGLE OF ATTACK AND AIRSPEED WAS DECREASING TO INDUCE A STALL, THE PILOTS HEARD A LOUD ?BANG? SOUND. THE STUDENT LEVELED THE WINGS TO VERIFY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY NOTICED THE RIGHT WING TIP HAD DETACHED FROM THE WING, AND THEY FELT A YOKE VIBRATION FROM THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO LAND AT CHINO AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT VERIFIED THE YOKE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LANDED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY.

## Other reports on N449JA (3)

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

- [Incident 20220118000139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220118000139I), Jan 18, 2022: Piper PA-44-180 (N449JA), Chino, CA, Minor damage. On 01/19/2022 N449JA, a PA-44, experienced an incident involving the collapse of the nose wheel upon landing. A flight instructor was conducting airwork with a…
- [Incident 20180627008699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180627008699I), Jun 27, 2018: Piper PA-44-180 (N449JA), Chino, CA, Minor damage. While on final approach to cno airport, student pilot noticed right main landing gear did not indicate down and locked. CFI instructor took control of aircraft…
- [Incident 20171007019949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171007019949I), Oct 7, 2017: Piper PA-44-180 (N449JA), Chino, CA, No damage. Aircraft landed on 26L at cno. Student felt no left brake pressure. CFI taxiied off runway to taxiway. CFI tried to taxi back to ramp. CFI lost directional…

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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