MIA79FLD04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Ft Pierce, FL · October 13, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1978
Place
Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N43792Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781013039689A
Case key
137985

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4104  78/10/13   FT PIERCE,FL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N43792              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 2573 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            420 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LUCIE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               FT PIERCE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING LIGHT AND HORN INOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N43792
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St Lucie County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N43792 · 1

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