20051208032069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Rockford, IL · December 8, 2005

Date
December 8, 2005 · 12:02 local
Place
Rockford, IL
Airport
Greater Rockford
Phase of flight
Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2196B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06CA054
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,060 total38 in this make and model15 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) On December 8, 2005 the pilot privacy data omitted was receiving instruction for his multiengine flight instructors rating from privacy data omitted . After taxiing to the end of runway 1 the pilot privacy data omitted commenced the takeoff roll and lifted off. At around 200 feet he was instructed to retard the throttles to idle to simulate a duel engine failure and attempt to land on the remaining runway. The pilot privacy data omitted began a descent at blue line in attempt to land, he never placed the aircraft in the proper landing configuration or referenced his vertical speed indicator. The pilot privacy data omitted said he was only referencing the airspeed indicator and looking outside. Within a few seconds the pilot privacy data omitted experienced a very hard landing that caused the aircraft to bounce back into the air. The aircraft had sustained substantial damage at this point. privacy data omitted Then took the controls, added full power and commenced a go-around. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that while in the pattern he noticed the windshield was cracked and that the door was bent and the door frame was cracked open. The aircraft was landed on its belly due to the main gear collapsing from the previous landing. Aircraft was destroyed, there were no injuries and no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 8, 2005 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FOR HIS MULTIENGINE FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS RATING FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . AFTER TAXIING TO THE END OF RUNWAY 1 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ COMMENCED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND LIFTED OFF. AT AROUND 200 FEET HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETARD THE THROTTLES TO IDLE TO SIMULATE A DUEL ENGINE FAILURE AND ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ BEGAN A DESCENT AT BLUE LINE IN ATTEMPT TO LAND, HE NEVER PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PROPER LANDING CONFIGURATION OR REFERENCED HIS VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ SAID HE WAS ONLY REFERENCING THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND LOOKING OUTSIDE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ EXPERIENCED A VERY HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT THIS POINT. ^PRIVACY D^ THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS, ADDED FULL POWER AND COMMENCED A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT WHILE IN THE PATTERN HE NOTICED THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND THAT THE DOOR WAS BENT AND THE DOOR FRAME WAS CRACKED OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON ITS BELLY DUE TO THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING FROM THE PREVIOUS LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.

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