20060119001489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Scottsdale, AZ · January 19, 2006

Date: January 19, 2006 · 10:45 local
Place: Scottsdale, AZ
Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3117L
Reported as: Piper PA44180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 380 total165 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N3117LRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496202 · Built 2005 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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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 the first instructional touch and go landing, the CFI configured the aircraft (flaps and trim) for t/o after his amel student landed at sdl. The landing was made uneventfully, on the centerline, no wind condition and as the student brought the power up as instructed by the CFI for beginning the take off, the CFI felt the aircraft immediately leave the centerline heading to the left. The CFI took over the controls and realized something was wrong with the left main tire and applied right brake to keep the aircraft on the runway. As the a/c slowed, the left prop contacted a runway light along the left side of the runway. Damage was to the left prop and left main tire only. The engine was removed for inspection. No other action deemed necessary.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE FIRST INSTRUCTIONAL TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE CFI CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT (FLAPS AND TRIM) FOR T/O AFTER HIS AMEL STUDENT LANDED AT SDL. THE LANDING WAS MADE UNEVENTFULLY, ON THE CENTERLINE, NO WIND CONDITION AND AS THE STUDENT BROUGHT THE POWER UP AS INSTRUCTED BY THE CFI FOR BEGINNING THE TAKE OFF, THE CFI FELT THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE CENTERLINE HEADING TO THE LEFT. THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE LEFT MAIN TIRE AND APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE A/C SLOWED, THE LEFT PROP CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT PROP AND LEFT MAIN TIRE ONLY. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. NO OTHER ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY.