What happened
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The information reported to the FAA iic was as follows:
There were two pilots on board the aircraft on a flight to Vero Beach Regional Airport (kvrb). This was not a two pilot crew. It is the understanding of the FAA iic that the two pilots were going to alternate legs flying the aircraft to build time. When it was not the pilot's leg to fly that pilot was a passenger.
For the first leg the pilot (PIC named in this report) was flying to kvrb while the other pilot was a passenger.
The runway in use at kvrb was rnwy 22. The weather was VMC. However, the wind was 280 at 10 KTS.
On the pilots first approach into kvrb the approach was unstable and the pilot decided to go around. On the second attempt the pilot had a stable approach but apparently flared too high and bounced a couple of times while drifting to the left.
On the second bounce the pilot/passenger began to intervene and called for the controls to start a go-around. When it was discovered that the flaps were still down the flaps were retracted. As the go around was in the process the aircraft continued to drift to the left of the runway into the grass, across taxiway e and onto rnwy 31R and hit a construction barricade. This caused minor damage to the right main gear fairing.
During the go around it is unclear who was really flying the aircraft.
The go around was completed and the aircraft was landed by the pilot/passenger without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE INFORMATION REPORTED TO THE FAA IIC WAS AS FOLLOWS:
THERE WERE TWO PILOTS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT ON A FLIGHT TO VERO BEACH REGIONAL AIRPORT (KVRB). THIS WAS NOT A TWO PILOT CREW. IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FAA IIC THAT THE TWO PILOTS WERE GOING TO ALTERNATE LEGS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO BUILD TIME. WHEN IT WAS NOT THE PILOT'S LEG TO FLY THAT PILOT WAS A PASSENGER.
FOR THE FIRST LEG THE PILOT (PIC NAMED IN THIS REPORT) WAS FLYING TO KVRB WHILE THE OTHER PILOT WAS A PASSENGER.
THE RUNWAY IN USE AT KVRB WAS RNWY 22. THE WEATHER WAS VMC. HOWEVER, THE WIND WAS 280 AT 10 KTS.
ON THE PILOTS FIRST APPROACH INTO KVRB THE APPROACH WAS UNSTABLE AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE PILOT HAD A STABLE APPROACH BUT APPARENTLY FLARED TOO HIGH AND BOUNCED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE DRIFTING TO THE LEFT.
ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE PILOT/PASSENGER BEGAN TO INTERVENE AND CALLED FOR THE CONTROLS TO START A GO-AROUND. WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FLAPS WERE STILL DOWN THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. AS THE GO AROUND WAS IN THE PROCESS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, ACROSS TAXIWAY E AND ONTO RNWY 31R AND HIT A CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE. THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAIRING.
DURING THE GO AROUND IT IS UNCLEAR WHO WAS REALLY FLYING THE AIRCRAFT.
THE GO AROUND WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED BY THE PILOT/PASSENGER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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