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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Wadsworth, OH · May 31, 2016

Date: May 31, 2016 · 18:35 local
Place: Wadsworth, OH
Airport: Wadsworth Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N991K
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA278
Reported as: Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine: Lycoming I0-540-D4A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 992 total989 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N991KRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4055 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot and instructor were practicing simulated engine out approach. Pilot decreased the engine power to idle in error, this action caused the aircraft to stall just short of the runway. The nose landing gear collapsed as it struck the edge of the runway pavement. Then the right main landing gear collapsed as well. Aircraft skidded approximately 200 feet along the runway and came to rest in the grass on the right side of the runway. Both the pilot and instructor came out of the aircraft without any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH. PILOT DECREASED THE ENGINE POWER TO IDLE IN ERROR, THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS IT STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS WELL. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ALONG THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR CAME OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA16CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWadsworth, OHThe pilot's inadvertent power reduction during landing, which resulted in a runway undershoot, collision with the runway threshold, nose and right main landing gear collapse, and runway excursion.May 31, 2016 · Substantial damage