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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Plaquemine, LA · May 31, 2008

Date: May 31, 2008 · 09:15 local
Place: Plaquemine, LA
Airport: Wilbert
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N864CA
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08CA099
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,497 total1,752 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N864CARegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-8070267 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 31, 2008, at approximatelyl 0915 hours, the PIC of N864CA, a Piper seneca was receiving flight instruction from the flight instructor aboard the aircraft. During a takeoff, the flight instructor elected to retard the throttle on the left engine at takeoff. The PIC over controlled the aircraft by applying excessive right brake causing the right wheel to lock. The PIC delayed the right engine throttle reduction causing an aggravated nose left scenario and more right pedal input to maintain directional control. At right engine throttle reduction, the aircraft abruptly yawed right and began to slide left and continued forward exiting the runway environment into a sugar cane field. The weather was VFR, a thick, heavy dew was present on the grass vegetation on and about the runway. The two occupants aboard the aircraft sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELYL 0915 HOURS, THE PIC OF N864CA, A PIPER SENECA WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. DURING A TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO RETARD THE THROTTLE ON THE LEFT ENGINE AT TAKEOFF. THE PIC OVER CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT BY APPLYING EXCESSIVE RIGHT BRAKE CAUSING THE RIGHT WHEEL TO LOCK. THE PIC DELAYED THE RIGHT ENGINE THROTTLE REDUCTION CAUSING AN AGGRAVATED NOSE LEFT SCENARIO AND MORE RIGHT PEDAL INPUT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AT RIGHT ENGINE THROTTLE REDUCTION, THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY YAWED RIGHT AND BEGAN TO SLIDE LEFT AND CONTINUED FORWARD EXITING THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT INTO A SUGAR CANE FIELD. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, A THICK, HEAVY DEW WAS PRESENT ON THE GRASS VEGETATION ON AND ABOUT THE RUNWAY. THE TWO OCCUPANTS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN08CA099Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPlaquemine, LAThe certified flight instructor's poor decision to simulate a loss of engine on takeoff with a wet runway and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the dew covered runway surface and the ditch.May 31, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N864CA · 1

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

Incident 20031207034449ILevel Off Touchdown · Baton Rouge, LA(-23) Upon approach for landing at gonzales regional airport (LA15) pilot noticed that nose gear was not extended. Pilot diverted to btr airport and made an emergency landing with the nose gear retracted.Dec 7, 2003 · Minor damage