- Date
- March 13, 1985, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Woodland, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8322TPiper PA-44-180T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850313006799A
- Case key
- 24674
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor (CFI) was preparing his student for a multiengine, private plt, flt test. The purpose of the lesson was to demonstrate a precautionary landing following a simulated loss of power after takeoff. At an alt of about 100 ft AGL, the CFI retarded the left eng to idle. He then initiated a landing, straight ahead on the remaining rwy. He reduced the angle-of-attack & extended full flaps. (The gear had not been retracted, so it was already extended.) During the landing, a hi rate of descent developed & was not arrested before touchdown. Subsequently, the acft landed hard & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8322T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-44-180T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44-8107033
- Airframe hours
- 786
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-E1A6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Capitol Sky Park
- Registered owner
- Robert C. Sardella
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SAC · Sacramento, CA
- Airport
- 2Q3 · Yolo County, runway 34, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,294 total · 152 in this make and model · 1,150 as pilot in command · 152 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.