# Accident 20200725011399A: Piper PA-28R-201T, Fernandina Beac, FL, July 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2020, 13:45 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6131° N, 81.4661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6131&lon=-81.4661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31720, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31720-2022-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 17 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200725011399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 AT (FHB)FOR A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER DEPARTURE AT 400'AGL THE PILOT REPORTED AN INTERMITTENT SHUDDER THAT WENT AWAY WITH A SLIGHT POWER REDUCTION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FHB TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13. ON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA20CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA265), Jul 25, 2020: Piper PA28R (N31720), Fernandina Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear to extend prior to landing, which could not be duplicated during postaccident tests.

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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