# Accident 20050718015579A: Piper PA34200, Peachtree City, GA, July 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2005, 13:10 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3572° N, 84.5717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3572&lon=-84.5717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143PF-2013-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 520 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050718015579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL05CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA133), Jul 18, 2005: Piper PA-34-200 (N143PF), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N143PF (1)

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

- [Incident 20010627038889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010627038889I), Jun 27, 2001: Piper PA34200 (N143PF), Auburn, AL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft nose gear collapsed after touch down. Further investigation revealed that the nose gear actuator support bracket, Piper part number 95724-00 had…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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