# Incident 20011002026839I: Piper PA44180, Fresno, CA, October 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2001, 10:25 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUES
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2153B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153B-2018-09-13) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 62 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011002026839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. TERRY WAS CONDUCTING A MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT WITH MR. SOULE AS THE STUDENT IN N2153B, A PA-44-180. A SECOND STUDENT WAS ABOARD AS AN OBSERVER. DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 29R AT FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MR. TERRY SIMULATED FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE BY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE CUTOFF. MR. SOULE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. MR. TERRY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE SITUATION BY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL OF THE RIGHT ENGINE TO IDLE CUTOFF AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR, STUDENT, OBSERVER, OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY OR FACILITIES. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N2153B (4)

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

- [Accident 19980520011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980520011259A), May 20, 1998: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Acft landed hard and the right main landing gear collapsed, Fresno, CA. (.4) after practicing maneuvers and takeoffs and landings at an alternate airport, the…
- [Incident 19971228041419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971228041419I), Dec 28, 1997: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on December 28, 1997, at about 1225 PST, Mr. Traver (CFI) was giving multiengine instruction in a PA-44, N2153B. After practicing a left engine out…
- [Incident 19921214053659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921214053659I), Dec 14, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Fresno, CA. Right engine failed en route. Returned to airport. Appears magneto drive shaft uncoupled from accessory drive gears
- [Incident 19871019077849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871019077849I), Oct 19, 1987: Piper PA44180 (N2153B), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Making a flaps up approach forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up FAA check ride.

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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