# Accident 19871116081879A: Piper PA28RT201, Melbourne, FL, November 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0791° N, 80.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0791&lon=-80.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N539FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N539FT-1989-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 200 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871116081879A

## Narrative

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

CFI ALLOWED STUDENT TO FLARE AND LAND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. IMPACT SEVERED THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA88LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA038), Nov 16, 1987: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N539FT), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N539FT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870416012119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870416012119I), Apr 16, 1987: Piper PA28RT201 (N539FT), Fellesmere, FL, Minor damage. Unable to regain engine power after simulation. Suspect a vapor lock. Overran chosen emergency field and hit ditch.

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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