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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-39 · Manassas, VA · March 18, 2009

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Date: March 18, 2009
Place: Manassas, VA
Airport: Manassas Regional/Harry P. Davis F
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N24TE
Reported as: Piper PA39
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total1,800 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N24TERegistered now · Piper PA-39S/N 39-53 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-39 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Flight instruction was being given to a non-rated multi-engine pilot. A short field landing was being conducted for training when the aircraft flared too high, the airspeed got to slow, and the aircraft stalled resulting in a hard landing. During the subsequent rollout the right main landing gear failed and the aircraft slid to a stop on the right portion of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WAS BEING GIVEN TO A NON-RATED MULTI-ENGINE PILOT. A SHORT FIELD LANDING WAS BEING CONDUCTED FOR TRAINING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLARED TOO HIGH, THE AIRSPEED GOT TO SLOW, AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE RUNWAY.