# Incident 20010604015389I: Piper PA34200, Vero Beach, FL, June 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2001, 22:01 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: N132SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132SA-2013-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010604015389I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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