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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FL · June 24, 2026

Date: June 24, 2026 · 15:12 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6879C
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 140 total140 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

N6879CRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7816437 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 24, 2026, aircraft "a" was landing at Vero Beach Municipal Airport in Vero Beach, FL. The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 12R. After landing, the aircraft veered into the grass after exiting the runway at intersection alpha. The pilot informed ground control that the aircraft accidently went into the grass and was still operational. Following, the aircraft taxied back to its home base. This was an instructional flight, with the pilot under instruction seated in the left seat and a certified flight instructor in the right seat. No damage to the aircraft was noted. No personal injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 24, 2026, AIRCRAFT "A" WAS LANDING AT VERO BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN VERO BEACH, FL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12R. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE GRASS AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY AT INTERSECTION ALPHA. THE PILOT INFORMED GROUND CONTROL THAT THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTLY WENT INTO THE GRASS AND WAS STILL OPERATIONAL. FOLLOWING, THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO ITS HOME BASE. THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WITH THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT AND A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED. NO PERSONAL INJURIES WERE REPORTED.