# Incident 20251119020409I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180, Ft. Pierce, FL, November 19, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2025, 07:10 local time
- Place: Ft. Pierce, FL
- Airport: Fort Pierce
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4080° N, 80.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fort Pierce Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4080&lon=-80.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3111K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3111K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1H (registry code 42257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251119020409I

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE MIXTURE WAS USED TO SIMLUATE AN ENGINE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 50%VMC. BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT POWER WAS NOT REDUCED BY THE STUDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR BROUGHT BOTH MIXTURES TO IDLE CUTOFF WITH MAXIMUM BREAKING. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT. DURING THE TURN, THE LEFT PROELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N3111K (1)

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

- [Incident 20241127016709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241127016709I), Nov 27, 2024: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 (N3111K), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. On 27 nov 2024 at 1220 local, flight instructor reported a bird strike to [privacy data omitted], a 2007 Piper PA-44-180 on the left wing inboard leading edge…

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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