# Accident 19980813029729A: Piper PA44180, Vero Beach, FL, August 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1998, 19:25 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- 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: N144JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144JR-2013-08-05) (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: 1,042 total, 479 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980813029729A

## Narrative

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

THE CFI STATED HE HAD TAKEN POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS ON LANDING ROLLOUT FROM THE RATED STUDENT PILOT. HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLES TO INTIATE A TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF. THE RATED STUDENT PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER TO THE UP POSITION WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE. THE CFI REACHED DOWN TO RETRACT THE FLAPS WHEN THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. (-23) INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND HIS STUDENT WER CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO DEMONSTRATE A TAKEOFF TO THE NON-RATED STUDENT. THE STUDENT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL IN THE UP POSITION PRIOR TO ROTATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE MAIN GEAR.

## 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 MIA98LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA225), Aug 13, 1998: Piper PA-44-180 (N144JR), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's improper retraction of the landing gear and the instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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