Piper PA-44-180 N216FW

Summary

On 31 July 2014 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-44-180 registered N216FW, operated by ATP Aircraft 2 LLC, was involved in an incident near Jacksonville, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 July 2014 at 18:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Cecil Airport (VQQ)

Coordinates

30.2189, -81.8772

Aircraft

Piper PA-44-180

Registration

N216FW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

2

Operator

ATP Aircraft 2 LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jacksonville → Jacksonville

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14IA370

Nobody was injured.

The nose landing gear collapse for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The two pilots, both of whom were flight instructors, were practicing a single-engine approach and landing when the incident occurred. Both pilots reported that all three landing gear position lights indicated that the landing gear were down and locked before landing, and the pilot flying described the landing as "normal." During the landing roll, the pilot not flying observed the landing gear position lights flicker, and the nose landing gear subsequently collapsed. The airplane was subsequently placed on jacks, and the landing gear were cycled. The landing gear extended, locked, and retracted normally, and the flickering of the gear position lights could not be replicated.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.