20040422006389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Arctic S-1B2 · Willow, AK · April 22, 2004

Date
April 22, 2004 · 15:15 local
Place
Willow, AK
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55AD
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC04LA045
Reported as
Arctic S1B2
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,933 total1 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) First instructional flight for student pilot. During simulated engine failure recovery, engine failed to respond. No suitable landing area available within gliding distance. Instructor flew aircraft into trees to avoid a building. Both occupants received injuries, aircraft received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FIRST INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR STUDENT PILOT. DURING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE RECOVERY, ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. NO SUITABLE LANDING AREA AVAILABLE WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE. INSTRUCTOR FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO TREES TO AVOID A BUILDING. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED INJURIES, AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N55AD · 3

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