# Accident 20171219023329A: Piper PA-23-250, Knoxville, TN, December 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2017, 14:15 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9683° N, 83.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9683&lon=-83.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40285, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40285-2020-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,328 total, 23 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171219023329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOTS WERE ON A PREPARATION TRAINING FLIGHT FOR A COMMERCIAL PILOT CHECK RIDE. ON COMPLETION OF AIR WORK IN THE TRAINING AREA, AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH WAS BEING PERFORMED ON THE RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, AT 10 TO 15 MILE OUT THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE WAS PULLED BACK TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE OUT THE STUDENT FOLLOWED THE CHECK LIST FOR AN ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES, ON CROSSING THE THRESHOLD THE APPROACH WAS ABOUT 500 FT HIGH. A MISSED APPROACH WAS INITIATED DURING THE CLIMB OUT THE STUDENT NOTICED THAT THE #1 ENGINE  HAD STOPPED MOVING AT THAT POINT THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS. AND ATTEMPTED TO DO A GO AROUND THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE IN THE DOWN POSITION. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RETRACT THE FLAPS USING THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP IS LOCATED ON THE #1 ENGINE NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RETRACT THE FLAPS BY THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP. THE CFI WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AT VMC SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART THE #1 ENGINE LAST ATTEMPT WAS MADE JUST BEFORE IMPACT WITH TREES AND CARS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC18LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA016), Dec 19, 2017: Piper PA 23-250 (N40285), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to comply with published engine-out procedures and recommended airspeeds, which resulted in a lack of directional control, collision with trees, and impact with the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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