What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left main gear broke off while landing on a rutted, muddy, gravel strip. Crosswind factor, water holes in runway.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF WHILE LANDING ON A RUTTED, MUDDY, GRAVEL STRIP. CROSSWIND FACTOR, WATER HOLES IN RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N56686 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 20241210017719ICruise/Level Flight · Vero Beach, FLOn December 10, 2024 at approximately 1147 EST, aircraft [privacy data omitted], a Piper PA-34-200 departed Vero Beach Regional Airport (vrb), Vero Beach, FL, with an instructor pilot and student pilot on board. The purpose of the flight was instruction in…Incident 20190305000929ILanding: Touchdown · Melbourne, FLOn approach the instructor pilot moved the gear handle down and believed to have seen three green light. As the aircraft ready to land he thought that the aircraft was to close to the runway. But by then it was to late the aircraft settled, and the props…