What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The CFI and student onboard stated: after taking control of the aircraft from privacy data omitted (student), privacy data omitted (CFI) was unable to maintain pitch angle and directional control of N2173S while attempting a go-around during an engine out maneuver into KNI4 airport. Following touchdown the aircraft veered left, departed the runway and skidded in several directions. The faa's investigation shows: 3 tire tracks leaving the runway and in the grassy area. Evidence also shows that while skidding sideways (left) the left main landing gear contacted a high spot of hard packed earth which collapsed the left gear. The aircraft eventually came to rest on a grassy clearing, left of runway 19. Damage to the aircraft is classified a substantial with damage to the following areas: (landing gear, mounts, skin and spar). privacy data omitted (Student) reports that CFI privacy data omitted simulated a left engine failure on the downwind leg of the approach by cutting off fuel to the left engine and subsequently the engine was unable to produce go-around power when needed. Both pilots stated: we observed 3 green lights after gear extension. The FAA inspected the landing gear after the aircraft was lifted from the grass and found evidence that the 3 landing gear were down and locked prior to the skidding damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE CFI AND STUDENT ONBOARD STATED: AFTER TAKING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STUDENT), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (CFI) WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PITCH ANGLE AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF N2173S WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND DURING AN ENGINE OUT MANEUVER INTO KNI4 AIRPORT. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS. THE FAA'S INVESTIGATION SHOWS: 3 TIRE TRACKS LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND IN THE GRASSY AREA. EVIDENCE ALSO SHOWS THAT WHILE SKIDDING SIDEWAYS (LEFT) THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A HIGH SPOT OF HARD PACKED EARTH WHICH COLLAPSED THE LEFT GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST ON A GRASSY CLEARING, LEFT OF RUNWAY 19. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS CLASSIFIED A SUBSTANTIAL WITH DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS: (LANDING GEAR, MOUNTS, SKIN AND SPAR). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STUDENT) REPORTS THAT CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SIMULATED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE APPROACH BY CUTTING OFF FUEL TO THE LEFT ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE GO-AROUND POWER WHEN NEEDED. BOTH PILOTS STATED: WE OBSERVED 3 GREEN LIGHTS AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. THE FAA INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM THE GRASS AND FOUND EVIDENCE THAT THE 3 LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO THE SKIDDING 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.
Other reports on N2173S · 2
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