# Incident 19891016066319I: Piper PA44180, Vero Beach, FL, October 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N109SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109SA-2008-07-08) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891016066319I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES AND LANDED. GEAR COLLAPSED. INNER BUNGEE SPRING HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N109SA (1)

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

- [Accident 19900412035299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412035299A), Apr 12, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N109SA), Stuart, FL, Substantial damage. During short field landing student retarded throttle when told to go around. Stalled, crashed on runway.

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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