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FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Carlsbad, CA · April 2, 2025

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Date
April 2, 2025 · 15:45 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Airport
(Kcrq) Mcclellan-Palomar Airpo
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
P75S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5354N
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,255 total
N5354NRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496160 · Built 2002Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The left landing gear collapsed during landing rollout. After the aircraft was recovered and jacked, the landing gear extended and locked. Maintenance technicians stated that a gear swing was conducted and the gear operated normally, but it was stated that the gear system was worn and a little loose. They specultaed that this along with a previous hard landing may have created a gear rigging problem causing this failure.

As the FAA filed it

THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND JACKED, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT A GEAR SWING WAS CONDUCTED AND THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY, BUT IT WAS STATED THAT THE GEAR SYSTEM WAS WORN AND A LITTLE LOOSE. THEY SPECULTAED THAT THIS ALONG WITH A PREVIOUS HARD LANDING MAY HAVE CREATED A GEAR RIGGING PROBLEM CAUSING THIS FAILURE.