# Incident 20250630007909I: Piper PA-44-180, Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 30, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2025, 12:55 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N844ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N844ME) (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, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250630007909I

## Narrative

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

NTSB ACCIDENT NO. N/A  ATQA: A-SO-19-25-047 SAS ACTIVITY NO.: SO19202506030 TASK ID: T-SO19-FY25-0896 REGISTRATION: NXXX MAKE: PIPER AIRCRAFT MODEL: PA-44-180 SERIAL NUMBER: 4496497 WHEN: JUNE 30, 2025 WHERE: FXE  WHAT: STATEMENT FROM PILOT, ON JUNE 30, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1235 PM EDT, WE STARTED NXXXX ON THE C RAMP. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE PRE-TAXI RUN-UP WE CONTACTED CLEARANCE BEGAN TO TAXI AND DID THE RUN-UP IN THE 31RUN-UP AREA. THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE RUNUP. AFTER THE RUN-UP WE WERE GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO 9 AT A2. WE WAITED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE WE WERE CLEARED TO TAKEOFF. I DOUBLE CHECKED ALL THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST AS WE ROLLED ONTO THE RUNWAY. AS WE GAVE IT FULL POWER THE PLANE GAVE A SLIGHT STUTTER WHICH FELT LIKE THE LEFT ENGINE. THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO FULL POWER IMMEDIATELY AND WE BEGAN TO ROLL UP TO SPEED. MY STUDENT ROTATED AT 75 AND WE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. AT ABOUT 80 TO 100 FEET, IT FELT LIKE WE LOST SOME POWER ON BOTH ENGINES. I TOOK THE CONTROLS AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES. I COULD NOT IDENTIFY IF WE HAD LOST A SINGLE ENGINE. I ADVISED THE TOWER WE HAD AN ENGINE ISSUE AND NEEDED TO LAND. I ASKED FOR RUNWAY 31 AND BEGAN MY RIGHT TURN. AFTER MAKING THE RUNWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT. I USED THE RUDDER TO AVOID THE GRASS AND STAYED ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER STOPPING, I HAD TO TURN BOTH ENGINES OFF AS THEY WERE BOTH STILL RUNNING.

## Other reports on N844ME (1)

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

- [Incident 20200916012359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200916012359I), Sep 16, 2020: Piper PA-44-180 (N844ME), Millington, TN, Minor damage. Millington, TN (nqa): N844ME, PA44, landed on runway 04 and the tail struck the runway. Aircraft veered off west side of runway 04. POB: 3, injuries: none,…

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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