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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Camarillo, CA · November 20, 1998

Date: November 20, 1998
Place: Camarillo, CA
Airport: Camarillo Airport
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7933Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX99LA037
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N7933YRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 1999 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1024 Airframe modelPiper PA-30

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What happened

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(.19) On November 20, 1998, at 1401 hours pacific standard time, a Piper PA-30, N7933Y, sustained substantial damage while attempting a simulated single engine landing at the Camarillo, California, airport. The private, multiengine rated pilot sustained minor injuries and the instructor pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated at van nuys, California. After conducting the planned air work, the aircraft proceeded to Camarillo for practice landings. The event occurred on the first landing attempt. (-23) N7933Y a PA-30 twin comanche was doing practice engine out training, on short final, with right engine at zero thrust, encountered a right crosswind and corrected by crabbing to the right. Plane was going to land short so pilot applied power on left engine. Aircraft experienced VMC loss of control and crashed on approach end of runway 26 at Camarillo Airport. Substantial damage to aircraft and no injuries to the two occupants.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 20, 1998, AT 1401 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-30, N7933Y, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE LANDING AT THE CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE, MULTIENGINE RATED PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA. AFTER CONDUCTING THE PLANNED AIR WORK, THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO CAMARILLO FOR PRACTICE LANDINGS. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT. (-23) N7933Y A PA-30 TWIN COMANCHE WAS DOING PRACTICE ENGINE OUT TRAINING, ON SHORT FINAL, WITH RIGHT ENGINE AT ZERO THRUST, ENCOUNTERED A RIGHT CROSSWIND AND CORRECTED BY CRABBING TO THE RIGHT. PLANE WAS GOING TO LAND SHORT SO PILOT APPLIED POWER ON LEFT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED VMC LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASHED ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 26 AT CAMARILLO AIRPORT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

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 LAX99LA037Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCamarillo, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.Nov 20, 1998 · Substantial damage