What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 25, 2002, at 1539 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-34-220T, N92897, experienced a gear collapse immediately after landing at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport, in Vero Beach, Florida. The flight was conducted as an experimental flight for research and development provided under the provisions of title 14 of the code of federal regulations (14 CFR) part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot and the passenger did not receive any injuries. The flight departed Vero Beach, Florida, on October 25, 2002, at 1500 eastern daylight time. The pilot reported that immediately after landing, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft started translating nose right. At this point the right main gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to slide to the side of the runway. The right wing impacted a taxiway sign. On October 29, 2002, a FAA inspector from the orlando flight standards district office observed a post accident gear retraction and extension test, at the new Piper aircraft corporation in Vero Beach, Florida.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 25, 2002, AT 1539 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-34-220T, N92897, EXPERIENCED A GEAR COLLAPSE IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING AT THE VERO BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, ON OCTOBER 25, 2002, AT 1500 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TRANSLATING NOSE RIGHT. AT THIS POINT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN. ON OCTOBER 29, 2002, A FAA INSPECTOR FROM THE ORLANDO FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE OBSERVED A POST ACCIDENT GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TEST, AT THE NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.