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FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Vero Beach, FL · June 20, 2017

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Date
June 20, 2017 · 08:03 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N455SG
Reported as
Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,223 total1,348 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N455SGRegistered now · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697096 · Built 2001Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TPEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On approach for landing the palm Beach tower advised a landing on 12L due to the reported crosswind. However Vero Beach airport was reporting VFR and the pilot requested runway 4 at Vero Beach airport (vrb). The pilot stated he was at 3200 feet, bumpy and approaching the airport. He also stated that he did not have enough time to plug in the approach, review it and the airport ATIS was reporting VFR. He descended to 2000 at about 1000FPM due to proximity of the airport. Throughout this time he claimed to be busy as turbulence and 80 degree crosswinds was apparent. He broke from the clouds, had the airport off his nose where as he was cleared to land. At this time he was dealing with high airspeed, thinking it was due only to his quick vertical descent and turbulence but, in turn he neglected to lower the gear. The aircraft skidded and came to a stop at intersection charlie and runway 4; all other checklist procedures were completed as stated. The aircraft overall had minor to moderate damage to the undercarriage, with loss of antennas. Both flaps appear to have moderate to severe damage but, the most significant damage was that of the engine, engine exhaust pipes and the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING THE PALM BEACH TOWER ADVISED A LANDING ON 12L DUE TO THE REPORTED CROSSWIND. HOWEVER VERO BEACH AIRPORT WAS REPORTING VFR AND THE PILOT REQUESTED RUNWAY 4 AT VERO BEACH AIRPORT (VRB). THE PILOT STATED HE WAS AT 3200 FEET, BUMPY AND APPROACHING THE AIRPORT. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PLUG IN THE APPROACH, REVIEW IT AND THE AIRPORT ATIS WAS REPORTING VFR. HE DESCENDED TO 2000 AT ABOUT 1000FPM DUE TO PROXIMITY OF THE AIRPORT. THROUGHOUT THIS TIME HE CLAIMED TO BE BUSY AS TURBULENCE AND 80 DEGREE CROSSWINDS WAS APPARENT. HE BROKE FROM THE CLOUDS, HAD THE AIRPORT OFF HIS NOSE WHERE AS HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND. AT THIS TIME HE WAS DEALING WITH HIGH AIRSPEED, THINKING IT WAS DUE ONLY TO HIS QUICK VERTICAL DESCENT AND TURBULENCE BUT, IN TURN HE NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND CAME TO A STOP AT INTERSECTION CHARLIE AND RUNWAY 4; ALL OTHER CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETED AS STATED. THE AIRCRAFT OVERALL HAD MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, WITH LOSS OF ANTENNAS. BOTH FLAPS APPEAR TO HAVE MODERATE TO SEVERE DAMAGE BUT, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS THAT OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE EXHAUST PIPES AND THE PROPELLER.