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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Vero Beach, FL · April 6, 2013

Date: April 6, 2013 · 10:30 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: ECPS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4806F
Reported as: Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N4806FRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496095 · Built 2001 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After a short field landing pilot noticed airplane started to pull to the right. He applied full ailerons against the wind thinking he had a flat tire. Airplane continue pulling to the right and pilot applied rudder trying to maintain the aircaft on the runway centerline, but aircraft continued veering to the right until nose wheel was on the grass and aircraft stopped just off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER A SHORT FIELD LANDING PILOT NOTICED AIRPLANE STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED FULL AILERONS AGAINST THE WIND THINKING HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. AIRPLANE CONTINUE PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND PILOT APPLIED RUDDER TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE AIRCAFT ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE RIGHT UNTIL NOSE WHEEL WAS ON THE GRASS AND AIRCRAFT STOPPED JUST OFF THE RUNWAY.