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FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Indianapolis, IN · September 25, 2004

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Date
September 25, 2004 · 12:30 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis Terry Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15886
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total108 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N15886Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350105 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Instructor made landing while demonstrating multi-engine procedures to student. This was first flight of instruction for student in multi-engine aircraft. Instructor (in right seat) decided to make landing a touch and go without pre-briefing touch and to procedures to student in left seat. During landing roll, instructor asked student to retract flaps. Instead student moved gear handle to up position. Despite returning gear handle to down position by instructor, right main gear did retract at about 60 knots at about the 1,200 to 1,500 foot point from runway threshold. Aircraft veered to right side of and off runway. Right wing did contact one runway light as it departed the runway. Aircraft does not have toe brakes on right pilot position. Student counseled on sep 28, 2004. Instructor counseled on Monday, October 4, 2004. It appears factors that caused incident were: lack of familiarization by student of aircraft controls, student had no previous instruction in either multi-engine or complex aircraft with a total of only 147 hours of flight time, failure by instructor to brief student on touch and go procedures, last minute decision by instructor to initiate touch and go landing. Instructor advised to consider not accomplishing touch and go landings especially with low time pilots and that a complex aircraft checkout and sign off would be appropriate prior to initiating mult-engine instruction. Instructor was very receptive to suggestions and comments. No further action to be taken with instructor or student. Request made by ASI to repair shop to accomplish gear retraction check prior to repairs to verify gear retraction system and safety squat switch operating normally. Gear retractions accomplished on approximately October 2, 2004. With weight on gear when gear handle selected up the gear warning horn sounded and gear did not retract. Landing gear squat switch on left main gear only. Approximately 1/4 inch before full strut extension the switch closed and gear retracted. Witness stated that left wing rose during landing prior to right gear retracting.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR MADE LANDING WHILE DEMONSTRATING MULTI-ENGINE PROCEDURES TO STUDENT. THIS WAS FIRST FLIGHT OF INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENT IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT. INSTRUCTOR (IN RIGHT SEAT) DECIDED TO MAKE LANDING A TOUCH AND GO WITHOUT PRE-BRIEFING TOUCH AND TO PROCEDURES TO STUDENT IN LEFT SEAT. DURING LANDING ROLL, INSTRUCTOR ASKED STUDENT TO RETRACT FLAPS. INSTEAD STUDENT MOVED GEAR HANDLE TO UP POSITION. DESPITE RETURNING GEAR HANDLE TO DOWN POSITION BY INSTRUCTOR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID RETRACT AT ABOUT 60 KNOTS AT ABOUT THE 1,200 TO 1,500 FOOT POINT FROM RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT SIDE OF AND OFF RUNWAY. RIGHT WING DID CONTACT ONE RUNWAY LIGHT AS IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE TOE BRAKES ON RIGHT PILOT POSITION. STUDENT COUNSELED ON SEP 28, 2004. INSTRUCTOR COUNSELED ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2004. IT APPEARS FACTORS THAT CAUSED INCIDENT WERE: LACK OF FAMILIARIZATION BY STUDENT OF AIRCRAFT CONTROLS, STUDENT HAD NO PREVIOUS INSTRUCTION IN EITHER MULTI-ENGINE OR COMPLEX AIRCRAFT WITH A TOTAL OF ONLY 147 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, FAILURE BY INSTRUCTOR TO BRIEF STUDENT ON TOUCH AND GO PROCEDURES, LAST MINUTE DECISION BY INSTRUCTOR TO INITIATE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. INSTRUCTOR ADVISED TO CONSIDER NOT ACCOMPLISHING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ESPECIALLY WITH LOW TIME PILOTS AND THAT A COMPLEX AIRCRAFT CHECKOUT AND SIGN OFF WOULD BE APPROPRIATE PRIOR TO INITIATING MULT-ENGINE INSTRUCTION. INSTRUCTOR WAS VERY RECEPTIVE TO SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. NO FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN WITH INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT. REQUEST MADE BY ASI TO REPAIR SHOP TO ACCOMPLISH GEAR RETRACTION CHECK PRIOR TO REPAIRS TO VERIFY GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM AND SAFETY SQUAT SWITCH OPERATING NORMALLY. GEAR RETRACTIONS ACCOMPLISHED ON APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 2, 2004. WITH WEIGHT ON GEAR WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH ON LEFT MAIN GEAR ONLY. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH BEFORE FULL STRUT EXTENSION THE SWITCH CLOSED AND GEAR RETRACTED. WITNESS STATED THAT LEFT WING ROSE DURING LANDING PRIOR TO RIGHT GEAR RETRACTING.