- Date
- May 31, 1985, 13:23 local (17:23 UTC)
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63845Piper Aztec PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850531065609I
- Case key
- 31289
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in the traffic pattern, the cfi's attention was diverted as he attempted to assist ATC with some radio frequency info. While being so distracted, he permitted the student to land the acft with the gear up.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63845
- Reported as
- Piper Aztec PA-23-250 (AZTEC PA-2)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 77-54162
- Airframe hours
- 7
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Flight Safety International
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 23, 1985 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- VRB · Vero Beach, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- VRB · Vero Beach, runway 4, 4,975 × 200 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 18,600 total · 5,015 in this make and model · 18,385 as pilot in command · 270 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.