# Accident 20180617024269A: Piper PA-30, Vero Beach, FL, June 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2018, 11:20 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8674Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8674Y-2019-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 448 total, 109 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180617024269A

## Narrative

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

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 .

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA18LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA171), Jun 17, 2018: Piper PA 30 (N8674Y), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of all three landing gear for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of any mechanical malfunctions or…

## Other reports on N8674Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20011214038349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011214038349I), Dec 14, 2001: Piper PA30 (N8674Y), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. (-23) December 5, 2001 while at the Camarillo California airport performing an experimental aircraft conformity inspection I was informed that the airport had…
- [Incident 19921209052379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921209052379I), Dec 9, 1992: Piper PA30 (N8674Y), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Stated he had a sudden windshear on final. Propeller and nose gear damaged.

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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