What happened
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On December 10, 2024 at approximately 1147 EST, aircraft privacy data omitted, a Piper PA-34-200 departed Vero Beach Regional Airport (vrb), Vero Beach, FL, with an instructor pilot and student pilot on board. The purpose of the flight was instruction in commercial manuevers. The aircraft performed two successful landings and takeoffs with no issues noted. At approximately 1159 EST, while retracting the landing gear as part of the training exercise, a loud noise was heard. At approximately 1216 EST, the landing gear was extended but the nose landing gear down-and-locked light did not illuminate. The nose landing gear looked to be extended in the inspection mirror. The instructor took control of the aircraft and followed troubleshooting procedures. The emergency extension procedure did not result in full extension of the nose landing gear. The instructor performed a low-pass to confirm landing gear extension. Flight operations notified that all three landing gear appeared to be extended. At approximately 1258 EST, the aircraft landed and moments after the nose landing gear contacted the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, damaging both propellers. No injuries to the instructor or student and no damage to airport property was reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 10, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1147 EST, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER PA-34-200 DEPARTED VERO BEACH REGIONAL AIRPORT (VRB), VERO BEACH, FL, WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS INSTRUCTION IN COMMERCIAL MANUEVERS. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED TWO SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1159 EST, WHILE RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR AS PART OF THE TRAINING EXERCISE, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 1216 EST, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN-AND-LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LOOKED TO BE EXTENDED IN THE INSPECTION MIRROR. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FOLLOWED TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES. THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE DID NOT RESULT IN FULL EXTENSION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED A LOW-PASS TO CONFIRM LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. FLIGHT OPERATIONS NOTIFIED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1258 EST, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND MOMENTS AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING BOTH PROPELLERS. NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY WAS REPORTED.
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