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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Vero Beach, FL · June 17, 2018

Date
June 17, 2018 · 11:20 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8674Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA18LA171
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
448 total109 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During a routine flight north to melbourne and back south to Vero Beach airport sightseeing the local beaches. At the conclusion of the flight, the aircraft and pilot enter right base for runway 4 the pilot performed all required check list and perform a series of gump checks during decent and prior to landing. The aircraft landed and fully touch down shortly after touch down on roll out nose gear collapsed and then a moment later right main gear collapsed the left stay partially extended until the aircraft stop on the runway 4 at vrb. No injury?s to occupants of the aircraft during this event. Post-accident aircraft inspection investigation reveal no determining factors of why the gear collapse after touch down. Aircraft log book reviewed no irregularities noted .

As the FAA filed it

DURING A ROUTINE FLIGHT NORTH TO MELBOURNE AND BACK SOUTH TO VERO BEACH AIRPORT SIGHTSEEING THE LOCAL BEACHES. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT ENTER RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 4 THE PILOT PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED CHECK LIST AND PERFORM A SERIES OF GUMP CHECKS DURING DECENT AND PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND FULLY TOUCH DOWN SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON ROLL OUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THEN A MOMENT LATER RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED THE LEFT STAY PARTIALLY EXTENDED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STOP ON THE RUNWAY 4 AT VRB. NO INJURY?S TO OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THIS EVENT. POST-ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT INSPECTION INVESTIGATION REVEAL NO DETERMINING FACTORS OF WHY THE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER TOUCH DOWN. AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK REVIEWED NO IRREGULARITIES NOTED .

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N8674Y · 2

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