20020418006109A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech 76 · Petaluma, CA · April 18, 2002

Date
April 18, 2002 · 19:20 local
Place
Petaluma, CA
Airport
Petaluma Municipal Airport
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
HZ8S
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6636J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA139
Reported as
Beech 76

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) CFR cooper stated in telephone interview with Mr. Jeff rich of the NTSB, the following points: 1. He allowed the student to enter the maneuver (engine out go-around) at too low an altitude. 2. He failed as CFI to exercise command authority aggressively enough to avoid the circumstances encountered. 3. Under the conditions, the wrong engine was selected for increased power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CFR COOPER STATED IN TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH MR. JEFF RICH OF THE NTSB, THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 1. HE ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO ENTER THE MANEUVER (ENGINE OUT GO-AROUND) AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE. 2. HE FAILED AS CFI TO EXERCISE COMMAND AUTHORITY AGGRESSIVELY ENOUGH TO AVOID THE CIRCUMSTANCES ENCOUNTERED. 3. UNDER THE CONDITIONS, THE WRONG ENGINE WAS SELECTED FOR INCREASED POWER.

NTSB investigation

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