# Incident 20230327002339I: Piper PA-44-180, Murfreesboro, TN, March 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2023, 18:50 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport: Murfreesboro Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CA8S
- Location: 35.8787° N, 86.3775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MURFREESBORO MUNI (MBT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8787&lon=-86.3775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1G6 (registry code 41866, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1g6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B1G6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 8 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230327002339I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE PIC INADVERTENTLY SELECTED GEAR UP TO WHICH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELL WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A FULL STOP. THE PIC PERFORMED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND SECURED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE EXITING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS, NOSE CONE, AND BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N130MT (1)

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

- [Incident 20240905011579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240905011579I), Sep 5, 2024: Piper PA-44-180 (N130MT), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed runway soon after power was applied and came to a rest 100' to the right side of the runway. Based on statements provided by the instructor…

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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