# Incident 20161210020579I: Piper PA-34-200, Vero Beach, FL, December 10, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2016, 10:08 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- 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: N43519, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43519) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,335 total, 1,407 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161210020579I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20240917014959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240917014959I), Sep 17, 2024: Piper PA-34-200 (N43519), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. On Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, at approximately 0045Z/2045L a PA-34-200 landed gear-up on runway 30L at Vero Beach Regional Airport (kvrb). The flight…
- [Incident 20191003013789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191003013789I), Oct 3, 2019: Piper PA-34-200 (N43519), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. PIC stated after landing roll out nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 20190605005929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190605005929I), Jun 5, 2019: Piper PA-34-200 (N43519), Valkaria, FL, Minor damage. During touch and go operation the nose gear of the aircraft collapsed. The aircraft skidded to a stop. Both propeller sustained damage. The nose of the…
- [Incident 20181103023239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181103023239I), Nov 3, 2018: Piper PA-34-200 (N43519), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Flight training being performed, on landing during roll-out the l/h MLG tire went flat thus causing aircraft to veer and prop struck runway light. No injuries.
- [Incident 19920323011369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920323011369I), Mar 23, 1992: Piper PA34200 (N43519), Ardmore, OK, Minor damage. Unable to retract or fully extend gear after takeoff. Landed beside runway gear up. Trunnion assembly broken.

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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