N292PA2002 Piper PA-44-180
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19828 ADs may apply9 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Skywest Leasing INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- St George, UT
- Certificate issued
- Jul 7, 2025
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 19, 2002
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-44-180
- Year
- 2002
- Serial number
- 4496116
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A2FE2E
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O-360 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2025 – nowSkywest Leasing INCSt George, UT · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (8)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Wing, Attach Fittings | Jun 6, 2024 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Serial numbers per Piper Service Bulletin No. 1413, dated April 9, 2024 |
| 2015-26-08 | Rudder Control System | Jan 20, 2016 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-44-180 44-7995001–44-8195026; PA-44-180 4495001–4496377; PA-44-180 4496379; PA-44-180 4496380; PA-44-180 4496384–4496386; PA-44-180T 44-8107001–44-8207020 |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-44-180) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; … |
| 2006-06-16 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and… | Apr 27, 2006 | Engine (O-360 SERIES)Only with: Engines manufactured new or rebuilt, overhauled, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (O-360 SERIES)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2005-15-10 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-34-200T, PA-34-220T, PA-44-180, and PA-44-180T… | Aug 26, 2005 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-34-200T 34-7570002–34-8170092; PA-34-220T 34-8133002–3449278; PA-44-180 44-7995001–4496168; PA-44-180T 44-8107001–44-8207020; PA-34-220T 3449279–3449309; PA-44-180 4496169–4496190. Only with: Equipped with a model 91E92-1 or 91E93-1 aircraft heater fuel pump. |
| 2004-14-12 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP)… | Aug 10, 2004 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-161 2842026–2842180; PA-28-181 2843112–2843565; PA-28R-201 2844014–2844099; PA-32R-301 3246098–3246214; PA-32R-301T 3257028–3257327; PA-34-220T 3449042–3449292; … |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (9)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · strut · crackedMar 4, 2020
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF, THE LEFT GEAR FAILED WHERE THE STRUT TUBE IS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER STRUT CASTING,CAUSING THE LOWER GEAR ASSEMBLY TO BREAK AWAY, BREAKING THE TORQUE LINK AT THE MIDDLE BOLT, CAUSING THE PLANE LEFT SIDE TO DROP DOWN WITH THE LEFT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · stiffener · crackedAug 21, 2019
HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF AILERONS CRACK WHILE IN SERVICE, CRACKS SEEM TO HAPPEN MOSTLY AT THE 5TH AND 6TH STIFFENING FLUTE. DURING PREVIOUS REPAIRS WE NOTED THAT PIPER CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE LOWER SKIN IN THAT THE 6TH FLUTE WAS SHORTER THAN IN PREVIOUS VERSIONS, CRACKS ARE STILL OCCURING AT THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bracket · crackedJan 24, 2018
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A BRACKET IN THE NOSE COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND CRACKED. BRACKET IS LOCATED AGAINST AFT NOSE FIREWALL AT TOP OF COMPARTMENT AND JOINS UPPER NOSE STRINGER TO FIREWALL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Ice and rain protection · push-pull cable · disconnectedMay 4, 2016
DURING PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN UP, THE PILOT NOTED THE CARB HEAT FOR THE RT ENGINE WAS INOPERATIVE. TECHS FOUND THAT THE CARB HEAT CABLE HAD SNAPPED AT THE AIR BOX. CABLE SNAPPED AT SWAGE WHERE CABLE MEETS ROD END. CABLE HAD BEEN IN SERVICE 1 YEAR. THE DESIGN OF THE CABLE PREVENTS DETECTING DAMAGE OR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · doubler · crackedMar 7, 2016
DURING INSPECTION, A BULKHEAD DOUBLER IN THE EMPENNAGE WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE DEFECT WAS VISIBLE BY REMOVING A FAIRING THAT JOINS THE EMPENNAGE AND VERTICAL FIN AND LOOKING UP AND AFT. THE DOUBLER HAD 2 CRACKS; 1 TO THE SIDE OF THE UPPER, 2ND FROM RIGHT MOST RIVET; AND A 2ND, SEMICIRCULAR CRACK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · downlock switch · separatedMay 11, 2015
ON APPROACH, AS THE GEAR WAS LOWERED THE PILOTS NOTED THERE WAS NO DOWN-AND-LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE RT MAIN GEAR. THE PILOTS ABORTED THE APPROACH AND RAN CHECKLISTS TO GET A POSITIVE GEAR INDICATION WITH NO SUCCESS. THEY WERE ABLE TO PERFORM AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AFTER A TOWER FLYBY NOTED THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · throttle cable · jammedApr 1, 2015
ON CLIMB, WHEN THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE POWER TO CRUISE SETTING, THE LT ENGINE THROTTLE BECAME JAMMED AT FULL POWER. THE PILOTS DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THEY WERE FORCED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE TO ALLOW THE ACFT TO LAND. INSPECTION REVEALED THE LT ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE HAD COME APART…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · wire harness · brokenDec 1, 2009
LT MLG WIRING HARNESS WIRES ON DOWN LOCK SWITCH BROKE AT SWITCH CAUSING AN INDICATION OF UNSAFE GEAR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · wire harness · brokenDec 1, 2009
LT MLG WIRING HARNESS WIRES ON DOWN LOCK SWITCH BROKE AT SWITCH CAUSING AN INDICATION OF UNSAFE GEAR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026