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.
PIC was giving flight instruction to SIC in a PA-34. They were in the traffic pattern for runway 4 at vrb airport. They were on their 10th touch-n-go. On the 10th landing the crew reported that the landing gear was down and had an indication of three green lights. After a soft touchdown approximatly 2-3 seconds on the rollout the nose gear collapsed, skidded to a stop and evacuated the aircraft. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
PIC WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO SIC IN A PA-34. THEY WERE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 4 AT VRB AIRPORT. THEY WERE ON THEIR 10TH TOUCH-N-GO. ON THE 10TH LANDING THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND HAD AN INDICATION OF THREE GREEN LIGHTS. AFTER A SOFT TOUCHDOWN APPROXIMATLY 2-3 SECONDS ON THE ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, SKIDDED TO A STOP AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
Other reports on N43519 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.