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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob 120TP · Abbeville, AL · March 8, 2017

Date: March 8, 2017 · 13:40 local
Place: Abbeville, AL
Airport: Abbeville Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N196TP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA125
Reported as: Grob 120TP
Reported engine: Rolls Royce 250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total50 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N196TPRegistration cancelled May 12, 2020 · Grob G120TP-AS/N 11096 Airframe modelGrob G120TP-A Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-B17FTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On approach during simulated engine out instruction period, crew elected to go around. Both stated that upon power application, engine failed to respond, resulting in high rate of descent and loss of airspeed. Aircraft impacted terrain approximately 750 feet from threshold of runway 35.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH DURING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT INSTRUCTION PERIOD, CREW ELECTED TO GO AROUND. BOTH STATED THAT UPON POWER APPLICATION, ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND, RESULTING IN HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AND LOSS OF AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET FROM THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 35.

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 ERA17LA125Accident · Serious injuriesClass 2 · LimitedFinal reportAbbeville, ALThe flame-out of the engine due to a mis-set fuel control unit at the time of manufacture. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ delayed recognition that the engine had flamed out, partially due to the operator’s requirement to disable the crew…Mar 8, 2017 · Substantial damage