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FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Jasper, AL · December 14, 2008

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Date
December 14, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place
Jasper, AL
Airport
Walker County-Bevill Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N259AT
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1H6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N259ATRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496080 · Built 2001Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 14, 2008 at approximately 1500 hrs local at Jasper, AL (kjfx) a check ride was being conducted for a private multi-engine rating. The PIC completed a simulated single engine landing and was more than 1000 feet down the runway for a two engine takeoff. The aircraft accelerated to 75-80 KIAS, the nose wheel lifted off the ground and the PIC attempted to lift the gear handle up before the main gear left the ground. The check airman in the right seat stopped the PIC from raising the gear. The PIC rolled the yoke to his right and pushed it forward causing the aircraft to bounce off the runway. The aircraft attitude was right wing low and the right propeller struck the runway numerous times before the blades shattered and went through the fuselage. The check airman gained control of the aircraft and rolled the yoke to his left and pulled it back. The aircraft struck the runway with the left propeller and became airborne. The check airman flew the aircraft around the airport and immediately landed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 14, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HRS LOCAL AT JASPER, AL (KJFX) A CHECK RIDE WAS BEING CONDUCTED FOR A PRIVATE MULTI-ENGINE RATING. THE PIC COMPLETED A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE LANDING AND WAS MORE THAN 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR A TWO ENGINE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO 75-80 KIAS, THE NOSE WHEEL LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE GEAR HANDLE UP BEFORE THE MAIN GEAR LEFT THE GROUND. THE CHECK AIRMAN IN THE RIGHT SEAT STOPPED THE PIC FROM RAISING THE GEAR. THE PIC ROLLED THE YOKE TO HIS RIGHT AND PUSHED IT FORWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE WAS RIGHT WING LOW AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE BLADES SHATTERED AND WENT THROUGH THE FUSELAGE. THE CHECK AIRMAN GAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ROLLED THE YOKE TO HIS LEFT AND PULLED IT BACK. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT PROPELLER AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE CHECK AIRMAN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT AROUND THE AIRPORT AND IMMEDIATELY LANDED.