# Accident 20180508004929A: Piper PA-34-200, Valparaiso, IN, May 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2018, 13:10 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: KO8S
- Location: 41.4539° N, 87.0069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4539&lon=-87.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99GN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99GN-2019-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 (registry code 41835, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,093 total, 94 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180508004929A

## Narrative

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

N99GN IS A PA-34-200 (PIPER SENECA). THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT. DURING A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH FLIGHT, THE STUDENT FLYING N99GN ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A SIMULATED SINGLE-ENGINE GO-AROUND. NEITHER THE STUDENT NOR THE INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED FOR THE TURNING TENDENCIES, AND THE PILOTS LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. N99GN IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED CRACKED RIBS, CUTS, AND BRUISES. THE STUDENT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE AND NO INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN18LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA165), May 8, 2018: Piper PA 34-200 (N99GN), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain a safe operating airspeed, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to…

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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