# Incident 20170120004219I: Piper PA-28RT-201, Fort Pierce, FL, January 20, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St. Lucy County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2878U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2878U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170120004219I

## Narrative

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

N2878U WAS IN THE PATTERN BEING FLOWN ON A CFI FLIGHT EXAMINATION FOR AN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE CERTIFICATE. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES AROUND THE PATTERN THE PILOT REQUESTED  A SHORT APPROACH & THE TOWER APPROVED THE REQUEST. THE PILOT LANDED ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR STILL RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N2878U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150529010419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150529010419I), May 29, 2015: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2878U), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. This incident occurred during a part 61 training flight. The instructor and student were performing a short field takeoff from runway 10R with the student at…

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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