# Incident 19820428037489I: Piper PA44180, Vero Beach, FL, April 28, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1982, 14:48 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3072T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360E1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428037489I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HARD LANDING BROKE OFF WHEEL, DAMAGED PROPS. RETURNED TO BASE. SIDE LOAD DAMAGED EXTENDED GEAR ON LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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