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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180T · Salt Lake City, UT · March 24, 2026

Date
March 24, 2026 · 00:10 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8360V
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180T
Reported engine
Lycoming T0-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

At ~0030 MST, the PIC and passenger departed U42 with the intent to practice landing at slc before returning to U42. The aircraft operated as expected and six touch and goes were performed uneventfully. When the nose landing gear touched down on the seventh loop, the PIC and passenger confirmed feeling the nose gear collapse. The aircraft is still being assessed to determine appropriate action. This report will be amended based off identification of failed component once assessment is complete.

As the FAA filed it

AT ~0030 MST, THE PIC AND PASSENGER DEPARTED U42 WITH THE INTENT TO PRACTICE LANDING AT SLC BEFORE RETURNING TO U42. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED AS EXPECTED AND SIX TOUCH AND GOES WERE PERFORMED UNEVENTFULLY. WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SEVENTH LOOP, THE PIC AND PASSENGER CONFIRMED FEELING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT IS STILL BEING ASSESSED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE ACTION. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED BASED OFF IDENTIFICATION OF FAILED COMPONENT ONCE ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETE.

Other reports on N8360V · 1

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