19890814029149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Fresno, CA · August 14, 1989

Date
August 14, 1989 · 13:07 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2469F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA279
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total76 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Closed throttle on climbout to simulate engine out. High sink rate due low airspeed caused hard impact with runway.

As the FAA filed it

CLOSED THROTTLE ON CLIMBOUT TO SIMULATE ENGINE OUT. HIGH SINK RATE DUE LOW AIRSPEED CAUSED HARD IMPACT WITH RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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