20140120001769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Vero Beach, FL · January 20, 2014

Date
January 20, 2014 · 16:00 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34646
Reported as
Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360-RB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
142 total27 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 20 jan 2014 @ 1715, I received a call from thr roc. N34646, a PA34 inbound to land on 29L. While on downwind N34646 reported unsafe gear indication for both main gear

And requested a low approach. The local controller observed the gear and advised the pilot that the gear

Appeared down. N34646 then remained in the pattern to land. Upon landing roll, N34646 right main landing gear

Collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 20 JAN 2014 @ 1715, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THR ROC. N34646, A PA34 INBOUND TO LAND ON 29L. WHILE ON DOWNWIND N34646 REPORTED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION FOR BOTH MAIN GEAR

AND REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE GEAR AND ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE GEAR

APPEARED DOWN. N34646 THEN REMAINED IN THE PATTERN TO LAND. UPON LANDING ROLL, N34646 RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR

COLLAPSED.