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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Corvallis, OR · April 29, 2021

Date: April 29, 2021 · 16:20 local
Place: Corvallis, OR
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N125RJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA179
Reported as: Piper PA-30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,347 total7 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

N125RJRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1351 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was practicing a single engine approach to landing with left engine at idle, upon entering the flare the airplane started to yaw left . Pilot elected to go-around single engine, he applied full power to right engine which further exacerbated the yaw to the left the left wing struck the ground, aircraft veered left into the gravel and then gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH TO LANDING WITH LEFT ENGINE AT IDLE, UPON ENTERING THE FLARE THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO YAW LEFT . PILOT ELECTED TO GO-AROUND SINGLE ENGINE, HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO RIGHT ENGINE WHICH FURTHER EXACERBATED THE YAW TO THE LEFT THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO THE GRAVEL AND THEN GEAR COLLAPSED.

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 WPR21LA179Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCorvallis, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a simulated engine out landing which resulted in impact with terrain.Apr 29, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N125RJ · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20110711013409ILanding: Touchdown · Dallas, TXAt 1750 local time N125RJ, PA-30, s/n 30-1351, called Dallas Executive tower (rbd) requesting a touch & go. Aircraft then requested a low pass to check gear extension. The landing gear from the tower appeared to be in the up position. After some inflight…Jul 11, 2011 · Minor damage Incident 20061211029739ILevel Off Touchdown · Tavernier, FL(-23) Aircraft sustained damage during a hard landing at Tavernaero airport in Tavernier, FL. [privacy data omitted]Dec 11, 2006 · Substantial damage