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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Mesa, AZ · June 3, 2012

Date: June 3, 2012 · 10:30 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N575AT
Reported as: Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total350 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N575ATRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496203 · Built 2005 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

This was a CFI instructional flight. The CFI performed an engine shutdown. The student performed an engine restart, however was only able to move the mixture control about 1/4 inch forward. The CFI was unable to enrich the mixture control any further. The engine was started, however RPM was continuing to drop. The CFI secured the engine and proceeded directly to the kiwa airport, and landed safely on one engine. Mx was performed on the aircraft with the following corrective action. " lubricated left engine mixture control per Piper seminole service manual. Ran aircraft and opps check good."

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS A CFI INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE CFI PERFORMED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE STUDENT PERFORMED AN ENGINE RESTART, HOWEVER WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE THE MIXTURE CONTROL ABOUT 1/4 INCH FORWARD.THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO ENRICH THE MIXTURE CONTROL ANY FURTHER. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, HOWEVER RPM WAS CONTINUING TO DROP. THE CFI SECURED THE ENGINE AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE KIWA AIRPORT, AND LANDED SAFELY ON ONE ENGINE.MX WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION. " LUBRICATED LEFT ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL PER PIPER SEMINOLE SERVICE MANUAL. RAN AIRCRAFT AND OPPS CHECK GOOD."