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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · February 28, 2003

Date: February 28, 2003 · 13:30 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N393G
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,746 total400 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N393GRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2017 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3540 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Instructor and multiengine student were landing at fxe in a pa 23-250, N393G. The multiengine instructor was operating the flight controls and the student was observing. The aircraft is equipped with one set of brakes at the left pilot position. The aircraft landed on the centerline of rwy 26 at fxe at which time the instructor requested the student apply the brakes. The brakes were applied asymmetrically resulting in the aircraft swerving to the left. The instructor told the student to stop breaking, but the student was slow to respond. The aircraft left the runway and the left propeller struck a runway light before the instructor could bring the aircraft back to runway center. The aircraft was then taxied to the ramp for inspection and repairs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND MULTIENGINE STUDENT WERE LANDING AT FXE IN A PA 23-250, N393G. THE MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTOR WAS OPERATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THE STUDENT WAS OBSERVING. THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE SET OF BRAKES AT THE LEFT PILOT POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE OF RWY 26 AT FXE AT WHICH TIME THE INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED THE STUDENT APPLY THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ASYMMETRICALLY RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT SWERVING TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO STOP BREAKING, BUT THE STUDENT WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT BEFORE THE INSTRUCTOR COULD BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO RUNWAY CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS.