20030608015469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Battleboro, NC · June 8, 2003

Date: June 8, 2003 · 13:41 local
Place: Battleboro, NC
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N578TP
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03FA104
Reported as: Piper PA44180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360E1A6
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total275 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N578TPRegistration cancelled Sep 19, 2003 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 44-7995254 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N578TP was on a training flight. CFI burgess was instructing. Anderson was receiving instruction in amel CFI. A second student, kerns, was in the rear seat. Ms. Kerns was studying for amel add on. Ms. Anderson had filed an IFR flight plan with rdu fss. At approx. 13:08 local time, Washington center received a call from N578TP. The aircraft had been handed off from rdu tower. Washington center acknowledged the call. This call was a female voice. At approx. 13:15 local dtime, N578TP again contacted Washington center stating they were VFR and requested cancellation of IFR flight plan. This call was by a male voice. Washington center acknowledged IFR cancellation and gave transponder and frequency change instructions. At approx. 13:41 witnesses saw the aircraft spin into the ground. Indications are a stall & flat spin.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N578TP WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. CFI BURGESS WAS INSTRUCTING. ANDERSON WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN AMEL CFI. A SECOND STUDENT, KERNS, WAS IN THE REAR SEAT. MS. KERNS WAS STUDYING FOR AMEL ADD ON. MS. ANDERSON HAD FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH RDU FSS. AT APPROX. 13:08 LOCAL TIME, WASHINGTON CENTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM N578TP. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN HANDED OFF FROM RDU TOWER. WASHINGTON CENTER ACKNOWLEDGED THE CALL. THIS CALL WAS A FEMALE VOICE. AT APPROX. 13:15 LOCAL DTIME, N578TP AGAIN CONTACTED WASHINGTON CENTER STATING THEY WERE VFR AND REQUESTED CANCELLATION OF IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THIS CALL WAS BY A MALE VOICE. WASHINGTON CENTER ACKNOWLEDGED IFR CANCELLATION AND GAVE TRANSPONDER AND FREQUENCY CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS. AT APPROX. 13:41 WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT SPIN INTO THE GROUND. INDICATIONS ARE A STALL & FLAT SPIN.

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 ATL03FA104Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBattleboro, NCThe certified flight instructor's (CFI) failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall/spin and the uncontrolled collision with the ground.Jun 8, 2003 · Substantial damage