# Incident 20201129015639I: Piper PA-44-180, Fairfield, NJ, November 29, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2020, 14:15 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CZOS
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711AV) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 487 total, 93 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201129015639I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:15 LOCAL TIME A TRAINING FLIGHT CONDUCTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED A LH MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. BULBS WERE SWAPPED, GEAR CYCLED, EMERGENCY EXTENSION INITIATED BUT NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION COULD BE ACHIEVED. TOWER FLYBY AND ATC REPORTED GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDING WAS INITIATED AND AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER THE LH MAINGEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE SO ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND FEATHER WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.

## Other reports on N711AV (2)

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

- [Incident 20250112002729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250112002729I), Jan 12, 2025: Piper PA-44-180 (N711AV), Fairfield, NJ, Minor damage. PIC (CFI) neglected to follow aircraft POH landing checklist and 141 school procedures to extend the landing gear and confirm down and locked position,…
- [Accident 20030226030519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030226030519A), Feb 26, 2003: Piper PA44180 (N711AV), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 26, 2003 about 1105 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-44-180, N711AV, was substantially damaged during an attempted takeoff from Wings Field…

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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