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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Berrien Springs, MI · September 6, 2010

Date: September 6, 2010 · 15:24 local
Place: Berrien Springs, MI
Airport: Andrews University Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N404SE
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10CA522
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,960 total29 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N404SERegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7435223 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon landing from a instructional flight, CFI initiated a simulated engine out @ 4500' MSL in which the student started a spiraling descent to runway 13 with right-hand turns. At 1700' MSL, a turn to a close baseleg was made with gear and flaps being lowered at that point. Turn to final overshot the runway centerline by approx 200'. Student attempted to make a steep turn to correct overshoot but was stopped by instructor and told it would be better to make line-up corrections after established on final. At approx 200'AGL, student pulled back on yoke to arrest descent due to concern for nearby trees. Instaructor stopped that action by pushing yoke forward to maintain best glide. At approx 100'AGL, student again pulled the yoke back and stalled while turning onto a hard left bank resulting in a rapid descent and a hard landing on the left main gear. Left main gear failed and aircraft departed the runway to the left side approx. 200' down runway 13.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING FROM A INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CFI INITIATED A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT @ 4500' MSL IN WHICH THE STUDENT STARTED A SPIRALING DESCENT TO RUNWAY 13 WITH RIGHT-HAND TURNS. AT 1700' MSL, A TURN TO A CLOSE BASELEG WAS MADE WITH GEAR AND FLAPS BEING LOWERED AT THAT POINT. TURN TO FINAL OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE BY APPROX 200'. STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A STEEP TURN TO CORRECT OVERSHOOT BUT WAS STOPPED BY INSTRUCTOR AND TOLD IT WOULD BE BETTER TO MAKE LINE-UP CORRECTIONS AFTER ESTABLISHED ON FINAL. AT APPROX 200'AGL, STUDENT PULLED BACK ON YOKE TO ARREST DESCENT DUE TO CONCERN FOR NEARBY TREES. INSTARUCTOR STOPPED THAT ACTION BY PUSHING YOKE FORWARD TO MAINTAIN BEST GLIDE. AT APPROX 100'AGL, STUDENT AGAIN PULLED THE YOKE BACK AND STALLED WHILE TURNING ONTO A HARD LEFT BANK RESULTING IN A RAPID DESCENT AND A HARD LANDING ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE APPROX. 200' DOWN RUNWAY 13.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN10CA522Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBerrien Springs, MIThe flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.Sep 6, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N404SE · 1

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

Incident 20191014014279ILanding: Approach · Berrian Springs, MIOn October 15, 2019 at 2337 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200 aircraft, N404SE, registered to a 14 code of federal regulation (CFR) part 141 flight school and operated by a private pilot rated student and flight instructor received minor damage…Oct 14, 2019 · Minor damage