# Accident 19900528019819A: Piper PA44180, Bunnell, FL, May 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1990, 09:45 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2171N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,511 total, 113 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528019819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CFI CLOSED THROTTLE AFTER LIFTOFF FOR PRACTICE ENGINE OUT. STUDENT THROTTLED OTHER ENGINE. HARD LANDING BROKE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA136), May 28, 1990: Piper PA-44-180 (N2171N), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENTS FAILURE TO FLARE PROPERLY DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE STUDENT DURING THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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