# Accident 20010404023499A: Piper PA44180, Sanford, FL, April 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2001, 11:40 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.9167° N, 81.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9167&lon=-81.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3060D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3060D-2007-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010404023499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA109), Apr 4, 2001: Piper PA-44-180 (N3060D), Osteen, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command, flight instructor's delayed feathering of the right propeller after engine failure resulting in the airplane being unable to maintain altitude with the remaining engine and…

## Other reports on N3060D (2)

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

- [Incident 20000630034499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000630034499I), Jun 30, 2000: Piper PA44180 (N3060D), Miami, FL. (-23)Aircraft enroute to tmb. During climb to 2,5000 ft elevator control failed. Perf emergency landing w/ power and elev. Trim. [privacy data omitted] NTSB…
- [Incident 19820818047199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818047199I), Aug 18, 1982: Piper PA44180 (N3060D), Rocky Mount, NC, Minor damage. Indicates pilot activated gear up lever on the landing roll. No gear defects.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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