What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft left wing dipped on landing in approx a 60 degree bank possibly due to engine failure right above the rwy. (.19)on August 31, 1998, about 1153 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200, N15541, registered to an individual, crashed while on approcah to land at Daytona Beach international airport, Daytona Beach, Florida, while on a title CFR part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the commercial-rated flight instructor and private-rated dual student received minor injuries. The flight originated from Daytona Beach, the same day, about 1100. The flight instructor stated to the aircraft operator that while about 30 feet above the runway, the left engine failed. The student applied full power on the right engine and the aircraft rolled to the left and descended. The aircraft touched down left wing first and came to rest in the grass area between the runway and a taxiway. (.4) the instructor stated the left engine quit as the dual-student flared for landing. The dual student initiated a go-around and the aircraft rolled uncontrollably to the left. As the inst ructor attempted to regain control, the dual-student froze on the controls. The instructor placed the left propeller in the feathered position and as he continued to attempt to gain control from the dual-student, the aircraft struck the ground left wing first and spun around coming to rest. The left engine and propeller were placed on a engine test stand after the accident and operated to full power with no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction that would cause loss of power. (-23) on 08/31/98 Piper N1554 crashed while attempting to land at the Daytona Beach airport during a 14 CFR part 61 instructional flight. The flight instructor, and pilot in command stated that while on short final he noticed a yawing tendency in the aircraft and believed the left engine had failed. As the instructor was feathering the left engine, the student applied full power to begin a go around. Control of the aircraft was lost, and the aircraft impacted the ground approximately 100 feet left of the runway, 4000 feet from threshold.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LEFT WING DIPPED ON LANDING IN APPROX A 60 DEGREE BANK POSSIBLY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE RIGHT ABOVE THE RWY. (.19)ON AUGUST 31, 1998, ABOUT 1153 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-34-200, N15541, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, CRASHED WHILE ON APPROCAH TO LAND AT DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE-RATED DUAL STUDENT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DAYTONA BEACH, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1100. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED TO THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR THAT WHILE ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND DESCENDED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT WING FIRST AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND A TAXIWAY. (.4) THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT AS THE DUAL-STUDENT FLARED FOR LANDING. THE DUAL STUDENT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT. AS THE INST RUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL, THE DUAL-STUDENT FROZE ON THE CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR PLACED THE LEFT PROPELLER IN THE FEATHERED POSITION AND AS HE CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO GAIN CONTROL FROM THE DUAL-STUDENT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST AND SPUN AROUND COMING TO REST. THE LEFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE PLACED ON A ENGINE TEST STAND AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND OPERATED TO FULL POWER WITH NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER. (-23) ON 08/31/98 PIPER N1554 CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT DURING A 14 CFR PART 61 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL HE NOTICED A YAWING TENDENCY IN THE AIRCRAFT AND BELIEVED THE LEFT ENGINE HAD FAILED. AS THE INSTRUCTOR WAS FEATHERING THE LEFT ENGINE, THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER TO BEGIN A GO AROUND. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, 4000 FEET FROM THRESHOLD.
NTSB investigation
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