# Incident 20130406008159I: Piper PA-44-180, Vero Beach, FL, April 6, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4806F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4806F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130406008159I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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