20000818010239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Vero Beach, FL · August 18, 2000

Date
August 18, 2000 · 19:11 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Sfl Go Around
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4380S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL00LA084
Reported as
Piper PA46310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520BE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total300 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.

(-23) During an instructional flight locally, a simulated engine out landing was attempted. Flight instructor states that on short final, an unsafe gear indication occured. He then states that an attempt was made to abort the landing and the engine failed to develop power resulting in a gear collapse after landing. This resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. During the investigation, both the engine and landing gear, including the hydraulic system was examined and tested. No discrepancies could be found. (.4)during a local instructional flight, a simulated engine out landing was attempted. The flight instructor stated that on short final, an unsafe gear indication occurred. The instructor then stated that an attempt was made to abort the landing and the engine failed to develop takeoff power. The airplane landed and the right main landing gear collapsed. According to the FAA inspector on-scene, after the gear collapsed the airplane slid down the runway and struck a runway marker light substantially damaging the right wing leading edge, flap, and aileron. Examination of the engine, landing gear, and the hydraulic system, found no discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT LOCALLY, A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATES THAT ON SHORT FINAL, AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION OCCURED. HE THEN STATES THAT AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ABORT THE LANDING AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP POWER RESULTING IN A GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, BOTH THE ENGINE AND LANDING GEAR, INCLUDING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED AND TESTED. NO DISCREPANCIES COULD BE FOUND. (.4)DURING A LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL, AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION OCCURRED. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN STATED THAT AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ABORT THE LANDING AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP TAKEOFF POWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR ON-SCENE, AFTER THE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRPLANE SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, FLAP, AND AILERON. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, LANDING GEAR, AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.