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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Miami, FL · March 6, 2005

Date
March 6, 2005 · 17:30 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21427
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA05CA072
Reported as
Piper PA44180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,589 total148 in this make and model127 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) During a pilot training flight, student pilot attempted to land aircraft after a simulated engine failure on takeoff. Both pilots failed to control aircraft sink rate and the aircraft landed hard. The empanage separated at the fuselage splice area aft of the baggage door.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A PILOT TRAINING FLIGHT, STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT AFTER A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. BOTH PILOTS FAILED TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT SINK RATE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. THE EMPANAGE SEPARATED AT THE FUSELAGE SPLICE AREA AFT OF THE BAGGAGE DOOR.

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 N21427 · 5

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