# Incident 20260814011859I: Piper PA-30, New Iberia, LA, August 14, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2026, 15:53 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0055° N, 91.8203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Iberia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0055&lon=-91.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7820Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7820Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- 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/20260814011859I

## Narrative

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

DURING A MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO SIMULATE A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL BY PULLING THE LEFT ENGINE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF.  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, AND A RUNWAY EXCURSION RESULTED IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK PAPI LIGHTS. INSTEAD OF SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S DECISION TO PULL THE LEFT ENGINE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF CAUSED AN ACTUAL ENGINE FAILURE, THEREBY RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  FURTHER, THE AIRCRAFT UTILIZED ON THIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ONLY HAD BRAKE PEDALS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND AS SUCH, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR - SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT - WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE BRAKES.

## Other reports on N7820Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20070224005009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070224005009I), Feb 24, 2007: Piper PA30 (N7820Y), Reedsville, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Hard landing resulting in nose gear failure. Aircraft stopped in snow bank.

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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