# Accident 20021025032309A: Piper PA34220T, Vero Beach, FL, October 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2002, 15:39 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92897, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92897-2003-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 GB (registry code 17070, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-gb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021025032309A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA03LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA009), Oct 25, 2002: Piper PA-34-220T (N92897), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the nose landing gear for undetermined reasons resulting in the loss of directional control and the subsequent collapse of the main landing gears.

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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