# Incident 20240515021659I: Piper PA-44-180, West Chicago, IL, May 15, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2024, 17:10 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N298ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N298ND) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240515021659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED DUPAGE AIRPORT (KDPA) ENROUTE TO PRACTICE AREA TO PERFORM MANEUVERS. DURING MANEUVERS THEY ENCOUNTERED A LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WITH NO SUCCESS. INSTRUCTOR DECLARED EMERGENCY AND UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N298ND (1)

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

- [Incident 20090114001099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090114001099I), Jan 14, 2009: Piper PA44180 (N298ND), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. (-23) Upon gear extension, crew did not receive a gear down and locked indication. Nose gear was not visible in witness mirror or observed down and locked by…

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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