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FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Clarksville, TN · October 3, 2001

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Date
October 3, 2001 · 11:45 local
Place
Clarksville, TN
Airport
Outlaw Field
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N8402Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA02LA003
Reported as
Piper PA30
N8402YRegistration cancelled Dec 24, 2008 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1551 · Built 1967Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Glenn harris, co-owner of aircraft, was in the right seat. Mark davis, in the left seat was performing a demonstration flight. As they were taking-off from runway 23, Mr. Davis asked Mr. Harris what they would do if they lost an engine. Mr. Harris pulled back the left throttle and they continued to climb. The left engine was at idle for downwind, base and final to runway 23. They flared for landing, lowered then retracted the gear, but did not land. Both throttles were advanced to perform a go-around. The right engine responded, but the left engine did not. They experienced a sudden roll and yaw to the left. The left wing first contacted the ground 25' from the left side of runway 23. The aircraft then cartwheeled and came to rest at a heading of 265 degrees approximately 884' from the displaced threshold and 97' from the left side of runway 23. Both men suffered minor injuries. Preliminary investigation shows the right propeller blades damaged consistent with high engine power at time of ground contact. The left propeller blades damage was consistent with no engine power at time of ground contact. There was no post accident fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) GLENN HARRIS, CO-OWNER OF AIRCRAFT, WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT. MARK DAVIS, IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS PERFORMING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. AS THEY WERE TAKING-OFF FROM RUNWAY 23, MR. DAVIS ASKED MR. HARRIS WHAT THEY WOULD DO IF THEY LOST AN ENGINE. MR. HARRIS PULLED BACK THE LEFT THROTTLE AND THEY CONTINUED TO CLIMB. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS AT IDLE FOR DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL TO RUNWAY 23. THEY FLARED FOR LANDING, LOWERED THEN RETRACTED THE GEAR, BUT DID NOT LAND. BOTH THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. THE RIGHT ENGINE RESPONDED, BUT THE LEFT ENGINE DID NOT. THEY EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ROLL AND YAW TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING FIRST CONTACTED THE GROUND 25' FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST AT A HEADING OF 265 DEGREES APPROXIMATELY 884' FROM THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND 97' FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23. BOTH MEN SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES DAMAGED CONSISTENT WITH HIGH ENGINE POWER AT TIME OF GROUND CONTACT. THE LEFT PROPELLER BLADES DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH NO ENGINE POWER AT TIME OF GROUND CONTACT. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA02LA003Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClarksville, TNThe failure of the CFI/check pilot to insure Vmc was maintained during a go-around following a simulated failed engine approach, resulting in an in-flight loss of control, uncontrolled descent, and collision with the terrain. A factor in the accident was the…Oct 3, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8402Y · 1

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

Accident 19730524014599AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Fairhope, ALL eng alt air door worn and was found lying inside alt air box. Hit drainage ditch parallel to rwy.May 24, 1973 · Substantial damage