19810510027179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Merritt Island, FL · May 10, 1981

Date
May 10, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Merritt Island, FL
Airport
Merritt Island
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2496C
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DLD38
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
718 total186 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Simulated engineout on liftoff. Student failed to lower nose. CFI abrupt throttle action. Flooded engine.

As the FAA filed it

SIMULATED ENGINEOUT ON LIFTOFF. STUDENT FAILED TO LOWER NOSE. CFI ABRUPT THROTTLE ACTION. FLOODED ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.