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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Wellington, KS · January 25, 2011

Date: January 25, 2011 · 21:45 local
Place: Wellington, KS
Airport: Wellington Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: U9FS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1230T
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine: Continental TSIO
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N1230TRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250268 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Commercial student was in the left seat and an instructor in the right seat on a multi-engine commercial cross contry flight. After takeoff, the top latch on the door opened and the instructor chose to return and to land the aircraft himself. Toe brakes were not installed on the instructor's side and the student reportedly mismanaged the brakes. During the roll-out, the aircraft veered left into a small depression beside the runway and struck the tip of the left prop on the ground. The instructor had reportedly briefed the student on use of the brakes, but there was still some mis-communication. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

COMMERCIAL STUDENT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT ON A MULTI-ENGINE COMMERCIAL CROSS CONTRY FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE TOP LATCH ON THE DOOR OPENED AND THE INSTRUCTOR CHOSE TO RETURN AND TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT HIMSELF. TOE BRAKES WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THE INSTRUCTOR'S SIDE AND THE STUDENT REPORTEDLY MISMANAGED THE BRAKES. DURING THE ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO A SMALL DEPRESSION BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE TIP OF THE LEFT PROP ON THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR HAD REPORTEDLY BRIEFED THE STUDENT ON USE OF THE BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS STILL SOME MIS-COMMUNICATION. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.