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FAA accident report · Piper PA34200 · Ogden, UT · March 12, 1998

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Date
March 12, 1998 · 16:08 local
Place
Ogden, UT
Airport
Ogden-Hinckley Airport
Phase of flight
Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
UHFS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83DA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA150
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total540 in this make and model60 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.

CFI gave student a practice rejected landing. Settled to runway. Gear up. (.4)the flight instructor was giving rejected takeoff instruction to a foreign student. As power was increased, tower cancelled the takeoff clearance and instructed the pilot to 'hold in position.' The instructor said the student did not understand the instruction, so he retarded engine power and repeated the clearance to the student. After repositioning the airplane for takeoff, he asked the student if he understood the clearance. The student acknowledged. After receiving takeoff clearance again, the instructor reduced power on the right engine, when the airplane was 10 mph below rotation speed. The student 'rotated (decided to fly), and the airplane became airborne.' The instructor told the student to land the airplane as there was sufficient runway remaining. The student did not respond. The instructor attempted to land, but tower advised that the landing gear was not extended. The instructor applied full power on the right engine, but the airplane settled onto the runway.

As the FAA filed it

CFI GAVE STUDENT A PRACTICE REJECTED LANDING. SETTLED TO RUNWAY. GEAR UP. (.4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING REJECTED TAKEOFF INSTRUCTION TO A FOREIGN STUDENT. AS POWER WAS INCREASED, TOWER CANCELLED THE TAKEOFF CLEARANCE AND INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO 'HOLD IN POSITION.' THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THE STUDENT DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTION, SO HE RETARDED ENGINE POWER AND REPEATED THE CLEARANCE TO THE STUDENT. AFTER REPOSITIONING THE AIRPLANE FOR TAKEOFF, HE ASKED THE STUDENT IF HE UNDERSTOOD THE CLEARANCE. THE STUDENT ACKNOWLEDGED. AFTER RECEIVING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE AGAIN, THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS 10 MPH BELOW ROTATION SPEED. THE STUDENT 'ROTATED (DECIDED TO FLY), AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE.' THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO LAND THE AIRPLANE AS THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. THE STUDENT DID NOT RESPOND. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO LAND, BUT TOWER ADVISED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, BUT THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO THE 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.

NTSB FTW98LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOgden, UTthe student pilot not understanding the crew briefing, his premature retraction of the landing gear, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. A factor relating to the accident was: the exchange of unclear information due to the…Mar 12, 1998 · Substantial damage