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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Valkaria, FL · May 9, 2011

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Date
May 9, 2011 · 16:54 local
Place
Valkaria, FL
Airport
Valkaria
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5981V
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201
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
1,596 total62 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days
N5981VRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2018 · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 28R-7737078 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine 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.

During emergency (simulated) engine out landings and having already performed three without incident. Further investigation reveals the student may have become somewhat disoriented and was having trouble judging base turns on downwind maneuvers. The pilot after instruction initiated another failed engine, the student then established the best glide speed and while calling out the memory items did not ensure that the landing gear was down and may have inadvertently placed the gear handle in the up position instead of the flaps but couldn't be sure. The PIC finally took control just before the 1000 ft markers; neither crew members heard the gear warning horn as stated. The speed at touchdown was slow and the plane slid approximately 150-200 feet from center to rest, causing minor damage to the under fuselage and minor to moderate damage to the nose gear doors and flaps. The aircraft was inspected and repaired as required & a ferry permit was requested to transport the aircraft back to base.

As the FAA filed it

DURING EMERGENCY (SIMULATED) ENGINE OUT LANDINGS AND HAVING ALREADY PERFORMED THREE WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE STUDENT MAY HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE JUDGING BASE TURNS ON DOWNWIND MANEUVERS. THE PILOT AFTER INSTRUCTION INITIATED ANOTHER FAILED ENGINE, THE STUDENT THEN ESTABLISHED THE BEST GLIDE SPEED AND WHILE CALLING OUT THE MEMORY ITEMS DID NOT ENSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS BUT COULDN'T BE SURE. THE PIC FINALLY TOOK CONTROL JUST BEFORE THE 1000 FT MARKERS; NEITHER CREW MEMBERS HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN AS STATED. THE SPEED AT TOUCHDOWN WAS SLOW AND THE PLANE SLID APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET FROM CENTER TO REST, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDER FUSELAGE AND MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED AS REQUIRED & A FERRY PERMIT WAS REQUESTED TO TRANSPORT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO BASE.