# Accident 20011003027629A: Piper PA30, Clarksville, TN, October 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2001, 11:45 local time
- Place: Clarksville, TN
- Airport: Outlaw Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4901° N, 87.2404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4901&lon=-87.2404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8402Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8402Y-2008-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011003027629A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA02LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA003), Oct 3, 2001: Piper PA-30B-160 (N8402Y), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N8402Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19730524014599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730524014599A), May 24, 1973: Piper PA30 (N8402Y), Fairhope, AL, Substantial damage. L eng alt air door worn and was found lying inside alt air box. Hit drainage ditch parallel to rwy.

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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