NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-44-180, where the defining event was Landing gear collapse. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20102026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180 per year, 2010–2026: 7 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7104402', '7104406')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '094'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB WPR21LA117Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Redmond, ORFailure of the landing gear strut piston tube due to fatigue cracking from corrosion pitting.Feb 7, 2021 · N125MG · Substantial damageNTSB ERA17LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 44-180 · Gaithersburg, MDThe failure of the right main landing gear trunnion bracket due to an undetermined overstress event.Jun 9, 2017 · N3020M · Substantial damageNTSB ERA15LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA44 · Miami, FLThe failure of the nose landing gear upper drag link knee bolt due to reverse-bending fatigue, which was likely preceded by excessive bearing wear due to reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.May 23, 2015 · N2163F · Substantial damageNTSB ERA14IA370Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Jacksonville, FLThe nose landing gear collapse for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.Jul 31, 2014 · N216FW · Minor damageNTSB WPR13LA349Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Billings, MTThe pilots’ inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the left main landing gear.Jul 30, 2013 · N5367Y · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Lawrenceville, GAThe mechanic's improper installation and lubrication of the bushing on the right main landing gear truss assembly, which resulted in the landing gear not locking in the down position.Dec 19, 2011 · N790GK · Substantial damageNTSB CEN10CA311Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Okmulgee, OKThe student pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the nose landing gear and the flight instructor's delayed response.Jun 1, 2010 · N9290P · Substantial damage