# Accident 20000818010239A: Piper PA46310P, Vero Beach, FL, August 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2000, 19:11 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5897° N, 80.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-80.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4380S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4380S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000818010239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT LOCALLY, A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATES THAT ON SHORT FINAL, AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION OCCURED. HE THEN STATES THAT AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ABORT THE LANDING AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP POWER RESULTING IN A GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, BOTH THE ENGINE AND LANDING GEAR, INCLUDING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED AND TESTED. NO DISCREPANCIES COULD BE FOUND. (.4)DURING A LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL, AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION OCCURRED. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN STATED THAT AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ABORT THE LANDING AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP TAKEOFF POWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR ON-SCENE, AFTER THE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRPLANE SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, FLAP, AND AILERON. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, LANDING GEAR, AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 ATL00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA084), Aug 18, 2000: Piper PA-46-310P (N4380S), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to control the aircraft after landing due to a loss of engine power and landing gear failure for undetermined reasons. A factor in the severity of the accident was the impact…

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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