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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Vero Beach, FL · December 18, 2023

Date: December 18, 2023 · 14:49 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: P39S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N499XM
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total195 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days

N499XMRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 347250259 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200

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What happened

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On December 18, 2023 approximately 1400 EST, a Piper PA-34 seneca operated by privacy data omittedflight school, with an instructor pilot and student on board, took off from Vero Beach Regional Airport (kvrb), Vero Beach Florida to conduct an initial/orientation flight for the student. At approximately 1445 EST, the aircraft landed on runway 30L with the landing gear retracted. There were no injuries to the instructor or the student, no damage to airport property, and minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 18, 2023 APPROXIMATELY 1400 EST, A PIPER PA-34 SENECA OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^FLIGHT SCHOOL, WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT ON BOARD, TOOK OFF FROM VERO BEACH REGIONAL AIRPORT (KVRB), VERO BEACH FLORIDA TO CONDUCT AN INITIAL/ORIENTATION FLIGHT FOR THE STUDENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 EST, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 30L WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR THE STUDENT, NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N499XM · 1

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

Incident 20250327008779ILanding: Rollout · Vero Beach, FLOn Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 1420Z a Piper PA-34-200 experienced a nose gear collapse while landing runway 12R at kvrb. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.Mar 27, 2025 · Minor damage