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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Vero Beach, FL · May 31, 1985

Date: May 31, 1985 · 13:23 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N63845
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA85IA182
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540C4B5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,600 total5,015 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days

N63845Registration cancelled Nov 4, 1991 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 277754162 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250

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What happened

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

Landed gear up while instructors attention was diverted.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED GEAR UP WHILE INSTRUCTORS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA85IA182Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportVero Beach, FLWhile in the traffic pattern, the cfi's attention was diverted as he attempted to assist ATC with some radio frequency info. While being so distracted, he permitted the student to land the acft with the gear up.May 31, 1985 · Minor damage