# Incident 19880816069399I: Piper PA44180, Vero Beach, FL, August 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1988, 13:21 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2193V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2193V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,120 total, 105 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88IA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816069399I

## Narrative

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

HARD SIDE LOAD LANDING ON A TOUCH AND GO BROKE SHOCK STRUT HOUSING OF RIGHT MAIN GEAR. WENT AROUND LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 MIA88IA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA255), Aug 16, 1988: Piper PA-44-180 (N2193V), Vero Beach, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N2193V (2)

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

- [Incident 19900605035489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900605035489I), Jun 5, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N2193V), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft swerved on simulated engine failure on takeoff. Right gear collapsed. Clevis pin lodged between terminals.
- [Incident 19900604034279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604034279I), Jun 4, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N2193V), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed while exiting runway. Unable to duplicate but replacing latching mechanism.

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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