# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180, AZ

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR13CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA316.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2013 · N436PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's and the flight examiner's distracted attention.
- [NTSB WPR11LA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA471.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2011 · N316PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and hard landing, which resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear drag link in overstress.
- [NTSB LAX08CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA067.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 27, 2008 · N318PA · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB LAX06CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA152.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2006 · N449PA · Substantial damage
  > the failure of both pilots to maintain Vmc and directional control during a go-around. Also causal was an inoperative engine caused by flight instructor's failure to ensure that the fuel system was correctly configured for two engine operation by moving the…
- [NTSB LAX04FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA207.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Wittmann, AZ · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 2004 · N4144C · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/spin while maneuvering the airplane with a dual student.
- [NTSB LAX04LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA049.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2003 · N971PA · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of directional control. The reason for the partial power loss in the left engine was not determined.
- [NTSB LAX99LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA100.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1999 · N106BM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged landing flare resulting in a hard touchdown, and, his failure to adequately compensate for the existing crosswind condition and to maintain directional control during rollout on the wet runway.
- [NTSB LAX91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA028.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1990 · N39776 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the main landing gear trunion attach fitting for undetermined reasons.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7104402&state=AZ

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