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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Vero Beach, FL · July 19, 1978

Date: July 19, 1978 · 12:10 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N39545
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total1,100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N39545Registration cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7870389 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear collapsed on takeoff. During avionics installatin a wire was shorted to the gear up mode.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF. DURING AVIONICS INSTALLATIN A WIRE WAS SHORTED TO THE GEAR UP MODE.