# Incident 20210927017379I: Piper PA-44-180, Perry, OK, September 27, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2021, 17:50 local time
- Place: Perry, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: GH8S
- Location: 36.2801° N, 97.3082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2801&lon=-97.3082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N449PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N449PA) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,088 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210927017379I

## Narrative

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

DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WAS DEMONSTRATED, PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE AND APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT SNAPPED, AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE LEFT PROP TO CONTACT THE PAVEMENT.

## Other reports on N449PA (2)

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

- [Incident 20130310004699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130310004699I), Mar 10, 2013: Piper PA-44-180 (N449PA), Deer Valley, AZ, Minor damage. During final decent into kdvt, student initiated the gear down lever. The instructor noticed the left main landing gear safe light was off and the unsafe…
- [Accident 20060430009519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060430009519A), Apr 30, 2006: Piper PA44180 (N449PA), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor simulated right engine failure inside final approach fix. Instructor believes he simulated engine failure via retarding throttle on right…

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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