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1981 PIPER PA-44-180 SEMINOLE TWIN, 1068 SMOH L&R, FORGOT THE GEAR ON LANDING, GREAT TWIN TRAINER PROJECT, CHEAP !!
THE SEMINOLE IS BY MOST ACCOUNTS THE BEST OVERALL TWIN TRAINER ON THE MARKET!!
WITH THE PROVEN, RUGGED AND ROOMY FUSELAGE/GEAR IT SHARES WITH THE CHEROKEE ARROW, DUAL BULLETPROOF 180 H.P. LYCOMING ENGINES, INCLUDING ONE THAT IS COUNTER-ROTATING (NO CRITICAL ENGINE), AND MODERN SYSTEMS COMPARED TO THE OLD APACHES AND TRAVEL AIRS, IF MONEY IS AN OBJECT, IT IS THE SEMINOLE !!
THIS AIRPLANE WAS THE OWNERS FAVORITE, IN A LARGE FLEET.
WHEN THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR, AND SKIDDED ON THE BELLY, SHE WAS CONCERNED. WHEN THEY LIFTED IT ON THE RUNWAY AND HIT THE DOWN SWITCH, AND THE GEAR POWERED OUT WITHOUT A PROBLEM, HER HEART SANK.
WITH A FULL BOOK OF STUDENTS WITH TIME SCHEDULED, SHE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT ANOTHER SEMINOLE 2 DAYS LATER, BECAUSE SHE COULDN"T WAIT FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE MADE.
DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FOLLOWING:
BOTH TWO BLADE PROPS WERE BENT ON BOTH TIPS. THE SPINNERS LOOK OK.
THE ENGINES WILL BOTH REQUIRE INSPECTION, OF COURSE, BUT THEY WERE AT IDLE, AND ARE ONLY MID-TIME, SO AN OVERHAUL WOULD NOT BE INDICATED OR REQUIRED.
THE FLAPS WERE DOWN, OF COURSE, SO THE INBOARD TRAILING EDGE OF BOTH ARE SCRAPED, AND THE INBOARD HANGERS ARE SCRAPED AT THE BOTTOM
THE STEP WAS SCRAPING, AND HOLDING WEIGHT, BUT IT EVENTUALLY PULLED THE TWO NUTS OUT THROUGH THE BOTTOM SKIN. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE WRINKLED THE SKIN IN THE ATTACHMENT AREA, SO A NEW SKIN WILL NOT BE REQUIRED HERE !!
THE RUNNERS, OR "HAT SECTIONS" ON THE BOTTOM ARE JUST LIKE A CHEROKEE"S, AND JUST LIKE AN ARROW DURING A GEAR UP, THE RUNNERS TAKE ALL OF THE DAMAGE, SO THE BOTTOM SKINS HERE ARE NOT TOUCHED AT ALL !!!!
THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR ARE COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED, OF COURSE, BUT SINCE THEY WERE UP, THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR DOORS ARE ALSO COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED !!
THERE IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF SCRAPING ON THE FIBERGLASS NOSECONE, BUT IT IS FILLABLE, AND WILL NOT REQUIRE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE NOSECONE.
THERE IS A LIGHT SCRAPE ON THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT COWL FLAP, BUT AGAIN, NO REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.
AND THAT IS ALL OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE !!!!!!!!!!!
NO WING DAMAGE
NO AILERON OR GEAR DAMAGE (AILERONS HAVE A NON-MATCHING PAINT STRIPE, BUT ARE IN GOOD SHAPE)
OUTSIDE OF THE RUNNERS AND THE STEP NUTS, THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.
THE DOOR SHUTS AND SEALS EASILY, SO THERE IS NO TWISTING DAMAGE
THE TAIL AND TAIL FEATHERS ARE ALL GOOD.
OVERALL THE PAINT IS OK, NEITHER SCREAMING FOR PAINT TOMORROW, OR PAINTED YESTERDAY, BUT SERVICEABLE FOR IT"S INTENDED MISSION (TRAINING TOMORROW"S TWIN PILOTS)
THE SAME WITH THE INTERIOR, WHICH IS NOT RIPPED UP.
BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE THE DESIRABLE VERTICALLY ADJUST FEATURE.
THE RADIOS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIER TRAYS, AND ARE NOT INCLUDED, BUT THE TRAYS ARE INCLUDED AND WIRED FOR A PS ENGINEERING AUDIO PANEL, A KING KX-155 (INDICATOR IS INSTALLED AND INCLUDED), A KING DIGITAL DME, AND GARMIN TRANSPONDER. THESE ITEMS ARE READILY AVAILABLE, FROM US OR OTHERS, NOW OR AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE, AND THEY WOULD BE SIMPLE SLIDE IN REPLACEMENTS, NO RE-WIRING REQUIRED.
THE DASH IS COMPLETE, WITH ALL FLIGHT AND ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION, EXCEPT THE VACUMN D.G., WHICH IS GONE. (UNBOLTED, THE VACUMN HOSES ARE STILL THERE).
I KNOW THAT EVERYONE IS GOING TO ASK ABOUT FERRYING. WE DON"T DO THAT, BUT THIS SURE LOOKS LIKE PROPS ARE THE ONLY OBVIOUS THING THIS AIRPLANE WOULD NEED TO FLY. FERRY PERMIT IS UP TO YOU.
SOLD WITH AIRFRAME, PROP AND ENGINE LOGS, AS WELL AS FAA BILL OF SALE. THE APPROVED FLIGHT MANUAL AND CURRENT WEIGHT AND BALANCE ARE IN THE PLANE.
LOCATED AT THE FRESNO, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT.
WE WILL PAY THE $47 PER MONTH TIE-DOWN FEE TILL THE END OF MAY, BUT IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE IT LONGER, THEY HAVE ROOM !!
THIS IS THE PERFECT ANSWER TO SOMEBODY"S NEED.
BUY IT CHEAP, FIX WHAT"S REQUIRED, OWN IT CHEAP.
FOR YOUR OWN USE, LEASE-BACK, OR FLIGHT SCHOOL USE.
GOOD BIDDING !!
. WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT DOES NOT OBTAIN REPAIR ESTIMATES, AS WE DO NOT REPAIR ANY OF OUR AIRPLANES. WE ONLY FACILITATE THE SALE OF REBUILDABLE AIRCRAFT TO THOSE DESIRING TO SAVE MONEY OR HAVE MORE AIRPLANE THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY. REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL. THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!! AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED ! WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET! WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS !!!! WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO WHEN YOU BUY AN ITEM THROUGH EBAY FROM US, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL LIST ALL ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WE WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE LISTING(ASK SELLER A QUESTION), BECAUSE THESE QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER. PLEASE DON"T ASSUME. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ANY FACET OF ONE OF OUR LISTINGS, PLEASE ASK ! SO THAT ALL BIDDERS HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION,WE PREFER NOT TO ANSWER DETAIL QUESTIONS BY PHONE. OUR PHONE SALES STAFF HAS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITEMS ON EBAY. DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!! YOUR BID IS NOT A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, BUT RATHER A CONTRACT TO BUY OUR AIRPLANE AT YOUR BID PRICE SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE. A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE. THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF BID CLOSE. THESE FUNDS CAN BE BY WIRE TRANSFER, BANK OR CASHIERS CHECK, CASH, OR ANY COMBINATION. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE BY TIME STATED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU HAVE VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT. BID ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS LISTING, AND BE SURE TO CLICK "SEE SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS" OR SEARCH WENTWORTHAIRCRAFTINC IN SELLERS,FOR MORE ITEMS YOU NEED OR WANT! Current date: 2016-04-23