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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Peachtree City, GA · July 18, 2005

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Date
July 18, 2005 · 13:10 local
Place
Peachtree City, GA
Airport
Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N143PF
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL05CA133
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total520 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N143PFRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250074 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Airplane, multiengine training flight terminated at training base with simulated engine out approach and landing. Engine out simulation was terminated on short final and normal touchdown was made by student pilot. Flight instructor commanded pilot flying to apply braking after touch down in order to turn off at taxiway mid-field. The aircraft then veered to the left and the instructor verbally commanded the pilot flying to get off the brakes. The instructor, not having wheel brakes from the right seat then applied right rudder to compensate for swerve. Exchange of flight controls was then made to the instructor while continuing to apply full right rudder. The instructor was of the opinion that the left tire was flat due to the continuation of the left swerve. With full right rudder, the aircraft continued off the runway (to the left) onto the sod area adjacent the runway (rwy 32) whereupon; the left main gear struck uneven terrain causing the left main gear to collapse. The aircraft continued for another few yards turning to the left before coming to a stop. Skid marks were observed on the runway approximately 1,400 feet from the approach end continuing for approximately 345 yards to the point where the right main gear had left a gouge in the sod area to the west of the runway. The instructor suspects that the wheel break was locked on the left wheel shortly after touch down whereupon the tire sustained damage causing it to go flat. A post incident inspection of the tire and brake assembly revealed a flat spot and hole in the left tire. A post incident test of the left brake revealed it to be functioning as designed. Iic concludes that student pilot application of braking was excessive following touch down or, the brake callipers on the left wheel assembly stuck in the applied position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRPLANE, MULTIENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT TERMINATED AT TRAINING BASE WITH SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH AND LANDING. ENGINE OUT SIMULATION WAS TERMINATED ON SHORT FINAL AND NORMAL TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE BY STUDENT PILOT. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR COMMANDED PILOT FLYING TO APPLY BRAKING AFTER TOUCH DOWN IN ORDER TO TURN OFF AT TAXIWAY MID-FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE INSTRUCTOR VERBALLY COMMANDED THE PILOT FLYING TO GET OFF THE BRAKES. THE INSTRUCTOR, NOT HAVING WHEEL BRAKES FROM THE RIGHT SEAT THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE FOR SWERVE. EXCHANGE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS THEN MADE TO THE INSTRUCTOR WHILE CONTINUING TO APPLY FULL RIGHT RUDDER. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT DUE TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE LEFT SWERVE. WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY (TO THE LEFT) ONTO THE SOD AREA ADJACENT THE RUNWAY (RWY 32) WHEREUPON; THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK UNEVEN TERRAIN CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER FEW YARDS TURNING TO THE LEFT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. SKID MARKS WERE OBSERVED ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1,400 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END CONTINUING FOR APPROXIMATELY 345 YARDS TO THE POINT WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD LEFT A GOUGE IN THE SOD AREA TO THE WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR SUSPECTS THAT THE WHEEL BREAK WAS LOCKED ON THE LEFT WHEEL SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN WHEREUPON THE TIRE SUSTAINED DAMAGE CAUSING IT TO GO FLAT. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE TIRE AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY REVEALED A FLAT SPOT AND HOLE IN THE LEFT TIRE. A POST INCIDENT TEST OF THE LEFT BRAKE REVEALED IT TO BE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IIC CONCLUDES THAT STUDENT PILOT APPLICATION OF BRAKING WAS EXCESSIVE FOLLOWING TOUCH DOWN OR, THE BRAKE CALLIPERS ON THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY STUCK IN THE APPLIED POSITION.

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 ATL05CA133Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAtlanta, GAThe pilot's improper use of normal braking and the failure to maintain directional control during landing. Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight which resulted in a collision with the ground.Jul 18, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N143PF · 1

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

Incident 20010627038889IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Auburn, AL(-23) Aircraft nose gear collapsed after touch down. Further investigation revealed that the nose gear actuator support bracket, Piper part number 95724-00 had failed. Aircraft had been modified with STC SA00793NY to minimize nose gear failure. The aircraft…Jun 27, 2001 · Minor damage