# Incident 20220118000139I: Piper PA-44-180, Chino, CA, January 18, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2022, 15:45 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: MI9S
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,645 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220118000139I

## Narrative

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

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 STUDENT PILOT IN A LOCAL FLIGHT FOR PART 141 FLIGHT TRAINING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE UP AND LOCKED AFTER COMPLETING POWER OFF STALLS IN THE LAKE MATTHEWS PRACTICE AREA, BUT THAT THE LANDING GEAR CONSISTENTLY INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN CYCLED TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO CNO FOR LANDING, DURING WHICH HE REPORTS LOSING CONTROL ON LANDING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LANDING SURFACE TO THE RIGHT WHEN STEERING INPUTS WERE INEFFECTIVE, STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN, AND CAME TO REST WITH A COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL MOUNT. BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND AND BENT AS A RESULT, AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE NOSE AREA WAS DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT SCHOOL PURSUED INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT BELIEVING REPAIR COULD BE MADE, HOWEVER THE AIRPLANE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A LOSS DUE TO COST OF REPAIR.

## Other reports on N449JA (3)

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

- [Incident 20200121004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200121004909I), Jan 21, 2020: Piper PA-44-180 (N449JA), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: a commercial student was with his flight instructor preparing for a multi-engine check ride in the lake matthews practice area. At approximately…
- [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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