What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 4, 2001, at 1140 EDT, a Piper PA-44-180, N3060D, owned and operated by the comair aviation academy, in Sanford, Florida, made an emergency landing in a field following a power loss on the right engine. During the landing rollout, the aircraft hit a ditch causing substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to the occupants. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The instructor pilot, Mr. Jeremy polson, holds a commercial pilot certificate and a flight instructor certificate number 520901649. The local training flight originated at the orlando Sanford airport (sfb), on April 4, 2001 at approximately 1100 EDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 4, 2001, AT 1140 EDT, A PIPER PA-44-180, N3060D, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY, IN SANFORD, FLORIDA, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, MR. JEREMY POLSON, HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE NUMBER 520901649. THE LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ORLANDO SANFORD AIRPORT (SFB), ON APRIL 4, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N3060D · 2
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