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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Vero Beach, FL · June 4, 2001

Date: June 4, 2001 · 22:01 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N132SA
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N132SARegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 347450174 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) This was a night instructional flight to build time in a multiengine aircraft for the student who received his multiengine rating land last month. The aircraft was returning to Vero Beach, FL airport after the tower closed. They made a straight in approach to runway 11R, following another twin. They landed gear-up, and never knew their gear was up until sliding down the runway. The gear was inspected by maintenance and all systems operated properly. The flight instructor will be given a 44709 and the pilot will be counseled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS A NIGHT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TO BUILD TIME IN A MULTIENGINE AIRCRAFT FOR THE STUDENT WHO RECEIVED HIS MULTIENGINE RATING LAND LAST MONTH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO VERO BEACH, FL AIRPORT AFTER THE TOWER CLOSED. THEY MADE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11R, FOLLOWING ANOTHER TWIN. THEY LANDED GEAR-UP, AND NEVER KNEW THEIR GEAR WAS UP UNTIL SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE GEAR WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED PROPERLY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WILL BE GIVEN A 44709 AND THE PILOT WILL BE COUNSELED.