20190111009459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Bellingham, WA · January 11, 2019

Date: January 11, 2019 · 21:01 local
Place: Bellingham, WA
Airport: Bellingham
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N518CM
Reported as: Piper PA-30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N518CMRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1594 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 11, 2019 a pa 30 while landing at the Bellingham WA. Airport on runway RY34 unintentionally exited the west side of the runway approximately 1500FT from the threshold. The aircraft received minor damage to the right wingtip and the right propeller struck the ground. The student pilot and the instructor were practicing engine out landing procedures. The instructor stated that during the single engine approach he pulled the mixture control to cut off during final. The aircraft had full rudder trim applied to assist with the yaw for the single engine and when the aircraft landed the aircraft pulled hard to the right and went into the grass. No injuries occurred.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 11, 2019 A PA 30 WHILE LANDING AT THE BELLINGHAM WA. AIRPORT ON RUNWAY RY34 UNINTENTIONALLY EXITED THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1500FT FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT AND THE INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING ENGINE OUT LANDING PROCEDURES. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT DURING THE SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH HE PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO CUT OFF DURING FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FULL RUDDER TRIM APPLIED TO ASSIST WITH THE YAW FOR THE SINGLE ENGINE AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO THE GRASS. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.