20010929029089I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR20 · Alexander City, AL · September 29, 2001

Date
September 29, 2001 · 16:45 local
Place
Alexander City, AL
Airport
Thomas C Russell Fld Airport
Phase of flight
Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6000C
Reported as
Cirrus SR20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,110 total330 in this make and model190 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) Pilot stated that while practicing engine failure procedures on take-off, student instructor pilot failed to decrease the aiplanes pitch attitude to the degree required. Aircraft developed an excessive sink rate. Mr. Nelson requested for full power. The student instructor pilot failed to execute the reported command and the aircraft settled with a subsequent hard landing. Due to the hard landing, the aircraft brake system failed to slow aircraft sufficiently which caused aircraft to roll into a chain link fence at the end of runway 36. During aircraft's "slow roll" towards the fence, Mr. Roddy unbuckled his restraint and exited the aircraft, sustaining minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for examination. Mr. Roddy was held overnight for observation. Aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PRACTICING ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURES ON TAKE-OFF, STUDENT INSTRUCTOR PILOT FAILED TO DECREASE THE AIPLANES PITCH ATTITUDE TO THE DEGREE REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE. MR. NELSON REQUESTED FOR FULL POWER. THE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR PILOT FAILED TO EXECUTE THE REPORTED COMMAND AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED WITH A SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING. DUE TO THE HARD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO SLOW AIRCRAFT SUFFICIENTLY WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO ROLL INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE AT THE END OF RUNWAY 36. DURING AIRCRAFT'S "SLOW ROLL" TOWARDS THE FENCE, MR. RODDY UNBUCKLED HIS RESTRAINT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION. MR. RODDY WAS HELD OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.