# Incident 20000220020259I: Piper PA23250, Vero Beach, FL, February 20, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2000, 20:00 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: N251SC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,689 total, 900 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000220020259I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON RETURN FLIGTH FROM DAYTON BEACH, FL, CALLED TORRO BEACH ATC INDICATING THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR EXTENDED. EVERY PROCEDURE FAILED AND PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP.  ONLY MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURY.  INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW.  AIRERON CABLE RUBBED HOLE IN GEAR HYDRALIC LINE.

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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