20250630007909I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · June 30, 2025

Date
June 30, 2025 · 12:55 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N844ME
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-B1G6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

NTSB accident no. n/a atqa: A-SO-19-25-047 sas activity no.: SO19202506030 task id: T-SO19-FY25-0896 registration: nxxx make: Piper aircraft model: PA-44-180 serial number: 4496497 when: June 30, 2025 where: fxe what: statement from pilot, on June 30, 2025, at approximately 1235 pm EDT, we started nxxxx on the c ramp. After going through the pre-taxi run-up we contacted clearance began to taxi and did the run-up in the 31RUN-UP area. There were no issues during the runup. After the run-up we were given taxi instructions to 9 at A2. We waited approximately 5 minutes before we were cleared to takeoff. I double checked all the before takeoff checklist as we rolled onto the runway. As we gave it full power the plane gave a slight stutter which felt like the left engine. The engine went back to full power immediately and we began to roll up to speed. My student rotated at 75 and we lifted off the ground. At about 80 to 100 feet, it felt like we lost some power on both engines. I took the controls and went through the engine out procedures. I could not identify if we had lost a single engine. I advised the tower we had an engine issue and needed to land. I asked for runway 31 and began my right turn. After making the runway I applied the brakes, and the right tire went flat. I used the rudder to avoid the grass and stayed on the runway. After stopping, I had to turn both engines off as they were both still running.

As the FAA filed it

NTSB ACCIDENT NO. N/A ATQA: A-SO-19-25-047 SAS ACTIVITY NO.: SO19202506030 TASK ID: T-SO19-FY25-0896 REGISTRATION: NXXX MAKE: PIPER AIRCRAFT MODEL: PA-44-180 SERIAL NUMBER: 4496497 WHEN: JUNE 30, 2025 WHERE: FXE WHAT: STATEMENT FROM PILOT, ON JUNE 30, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1235 PM EDT, WE STARTED NXXXX ON THE C RAMP. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE PRE-TAXI RUN-UP WE CONTACTED CLEARANCE BEGAN TO TAXI AND DID THE RUN-UP IN THE 31RUN-UP AREA. THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE RUNUP. AFTER THE RUN-UP WE WERE GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO 9 AT A2. WE WAITED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE WE WERE CLEARED TO TAKEOFF. I DOUBLE CHECKED ALL THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST AS WE ROLLED ONTO THE RUNWAY. AS WE GAVE IT FULL POWER THE PLANE GAVE A SLIGHT STUTTER WHICH FELT LIKE THE LEFT ENGINE. THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO FULL POWER IMMEDIATELY AND WE BEGAN TO ROLL UP TO SPEED. MY STUDENT ROTATED AT 75 AND WE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. AT ABOUT 80 TO 100 FEET, IT FELT LIKE WE LOST SOME POWER ON BOTH ENGINES. I TOOK THE CONTROLS AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES. I COULD NOT IDENTIFY IF WE HAD LOST A SINGLE ENGINE. I ADVISED THE TOWER WE HAD AN ENGINE ISSUE AND NEEDED TO LAND. I ASKED FOR RUNWAY 31 AND BEGAN MY RIGHT TURN. AFTER MAKING THE RUNWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT. I USED THE RUDDER TO AVOID THE GRASS AND STAYED ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER STOPPING, I HAD TO TURN BOTH ENGINES OFF AS THEY WERE BOTH STILL RUNNING.

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