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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Vero Beach, FL · June 6, 2024

Date
June 6, 2024 · 18:00 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
ECPS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N287ND
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 06 June 2024 during a preflight inspection the pilot noted that the vertical fin was loose. After inspection it was noted that all 17 rivets that attach the vertical fin to the vertical fin aft spar assembly were sheared for unknown reasons. The crew and date of this incident could not be determined and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON 06 JUNE 2024 DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE VERTICAL FIN WAS LOOSE. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL 17 RIVETS THAT ATTACH THE VERTICAL FIN TO THE VERTICAL FIN AFT SPAR ASSEMBLY WERE SHEARED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE CREW AND DATE OF THIS INCIDENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.