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FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Salt Lake City, UT · March 7, 2009

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Date
March 7, 2009 · 14:55 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City Municipal 2
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21426
Reported as
Piper PA44180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
728 total39 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
N21426Registration cancelled Nov 13, 2013 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 44-7995049 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 7, 2009, an instructor and student were in the pattern at south valley regional airport (U42) practicing take-off and landings in N21426. On the downwind the instructor decided to shut down the right engine for instructional purposes. He secured the engine into a full feather position. The instructor on the base leg restarted the right engine. On final the instructor and the student decided that they were a little high on final and made the determination to do a go-around and put full throttles, gear and flaps in the up position. It was stated by both pilots that that the aircraft did not produce enough power to sustain blue line and unable to climb. The instructor then made the determination to land the airplane where it came to rest at approximately 14:22 local time in a field outside of the airport boundary on the northwest side. The instructor stated that after landing he noticed that the right fuel selector was in the off position. The left propeller was in the feather position at the time pictures were taken after the incident. One of the blades on the left propeller had damage. The damage was limited to the tip of the blade and also had some twisting and curling at the top. No other damage was found in the on-scene inspection. There were no injuries in this incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 7, 2009, AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE IN THE PATTERN AT SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (U42) PRACTICING TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS IN N21426. ON THE DOWNWIND THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES. HE SECURED THE ENGINE INTO A FULL FEATHER POSITION. THE INSTRUCTOR ON THE BASE LEG RESTARTED THE RIGHT ENGINE. ON FINAL THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT DECIDED THAT THEY WERE A LITTLE HIGH ON FINAL AND MADE THE DETERMINATION TO DO A GO-AROUND AND PUT FULL THROTTLES, GEAR AND FLAPS IN THE UP POSITION. IT WAS STATED BY BOTH PILOTS THAT THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH POWER TO SUSTAIN BLUE LINE AND UNABLE TO CLIMB. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN MADE THE DETERMINATION TO LAND THE AIRPLANE WHERE IT CAME TO REST AT APPROXIMATELY 14:22 LOCAL TIME IN A FIELD OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT AFTER LANDING HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS IN THE FEATHER POSITION AT THE TIME PICTURES WERE TAKEN AFTER THE INCIDENT. ONE OF THE BLADES ON THE LEFT PROPELLER HAD DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TIP OF THE BLADE AND ALSO HAD SOME TWISTING AND CURLING AT THE TOP. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE ON-SCENE INSPECTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THIS INCIDENT.