- Date
- February 8, 1987, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Airy, MD
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2459FPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870208017509A
- Case key
- 11279
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor pilot simulated an engine out emergency by retarding the throttle. The student, who had not soloed, became engrossed in handling the emergency. The instructor kept his hand on the throttle throughout the practice maneuver. When he applied full throttle abruptly, the student looked up to see the aircraft heading towards a row of trees. Moments later, they impacted the ground, collided with a fence and trees. Investigation showed the aircraft to be slightly over the authorized gross weight at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2459F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0458
- Airframe hours
- 1,649
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Frederdick Aviation
- Registered owner
- Philip C. Baridon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 1987 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- FDK · Frederick, MD
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 565 total · 150 in this make and model · 450 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWI, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.