20051212032599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA34200 · Daytona Beach, FL · December 12, 2005

Date
December 12, 2005 · 14:28 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Daytona Beach Regional
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56825
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA06CA029
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total30 in this make and model200 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 multiengine training flight, the multiengine student was performing a simulated engine inoperative approach and landing with the left engine set to zero thrust. During touchdown, the student over-flared, causing the aircraft to become airborne at a high angle of attack. The flight instructor aboard the aircraft told the student to go-around. The student attempted to go-around, but applied power to only the right engine. Such action caused the aircraft to roll and yaw to the left, subsequently causing the aircraft's left wing tip and left landing gear to strike the pavement. The flight instructor took the flight controls, completed the go-around, and landed safely. The flight instructor and student were not injured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A MULTIENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT, THE MULTIENGINE STUDENT WAS PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENGINE INOPERATIVE APPROACH AND LANDING WITH THE LEFT ENGINE SET TO ZERO THRUST. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE STUDENT OVER-FLARED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT TOLD THE STUDENT TO GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND, BUT APPLIED POWER TO ONLY THE RIGHT ENGINE. SUCH ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL AND YAW TO THE LEFT, SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT LANDING GEAR TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, COMPLETED THE GO-AROUND, AND LANDED SAFELY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.