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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Winters/Davis/W, CA · August 4, 2000

Date: August 4, 2000 · 09:00 local
Place: Winters/Davis/W, CA
Airport: Yolo County Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N300RE
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00LA287
Reported as: Piper PA30

N300RERegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-841 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On a touch and go take-off with a simulated engine failure of the right ingine the student pilot lost control of the aircraft, the instructor pilot tryed to regain control of the aircraft and in doing so the aircraft went off the right side of the runway hiting a runway light with the left wing tip. The leftwing was damaged at the tip, the wing tip was ripped off, landing light and surrounding skin was damaged, left aileron damaged, wing spar damaged at the wingtip, pilot tube mounting loose slight damage. The instructor pilot regained control and continued the take-off and made a circurt and returned and landed at this time the pilots noted that there was dmaage to the left wing tip, they also noted debre on the right side of the runway in the area that they lost control of aircraft. The instructor pilotdecided to return to the travis afb aero club in the aircraft with the student pilot, the return flight was made without mishap although the aircraft was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A TOUCH AND GO TAKE-OFF WITH A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT INGINE THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TRYED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IN DOING SO THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HITING A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. THE LEFTWING WAS DAMAGED AT THE TIP, THE WING TIP WAS RIPPED OFF, LANDING LIGHT AND SURROUNDING SKIN WAS DAMAGED, LEFT AILERON DAMAGED, WING SPAR DAMAGED AT THE WINGTIP, PILOT TUBE MOUNTING LOOSE SLIGHT DAMAGE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND CONTINUED THE TAKE-OFF AND MADE A CIRCURT AND RETURNED AND LANDED AT THIS TIME THE PILOTS NOTED THAT THERE WAS DMAAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, THEY ALSO NOTED DEBRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE AREA THAT THEY LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOTDECIDED TO RETURN TO THE TRAVIS AFB AERO CLUB IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE STUDENT PILOT, THE RETURN FLIGHT WAS MADE WITHOUT MISHAP ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED.

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 LAX00LA287Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDavis, CAthe dual student's improper response to a simulated engine failure and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight.Aug 4, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N300RE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19750210004179AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Kansas City, MOElec failure at night didnt utilize emgcy gr sys.Feb 10, 1975 · Substantial damage