# NTSB MIA06CA029: Piper PA-34-200, N56825, Daytona Beach, FL, December 12, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 12, 2005, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC) - Place: Daytona Beach, FL - Coordinates: 29.179721, -81.058052 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1797&lon=-81.0581&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62939 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06CA029 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62939/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA029 ## Probable cause The flight instructor's inadequate supervision, and the student pilot's improper go-around procedures, which resulted in the airplane's left wing striking the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, go-around (vfr) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - go-around - improper, dual student (cause) ## Analysis The student stated that during the practice single engine approach, the airplane's descent rate was greater then he anticipated and the airplane touched down early. He said that his flight instructor, sitting in the right seat, instructed him to execute a go-around, and during the go-around he only advanced the throttle for the right engine. The instructor said that the student touched down during the landing flare, but continued to flare causing the airplane to become airborne again. Prior to gaining control, the instructor said the student advanced the throttle for the right engine only, causing the left wingtip to strike the runway. The flight crew stated that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On December 12, 2005, about 1440 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200, N56825, registered to Daytona Aircraft Leasing LLC. and operated by Phoenix East Aviation, Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, experienced an in-flight loss of control during landing at Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach, FL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane incurred substantial damage, and neither the student pilot nor the commercial-rated flight instructor were injured. The flight originated from Daytona Beach, Florida, the same day, about 1330. The student pilot stated that during a practice single engine approach the airplane's descent rate was greater then he anticipated, which subsequently caused the airplane to touch down early. He said that the flight instructor, sitting in the right seat, instructed him to execute a go-around, and during the go-around he only advanced the throttle for the right engine, and had that control in his hands. He said the airplane yaw to the left, at which point the flight instructor took control, adding full power, and executed the go-around. The flight instructor stated that the private-rated student was the pilot flying the airplane, and during the touchdown the pilot continued flaring which caused the airplane go become airborne a second time, and at that point he stated "my controls". He said that prior to releasing the controls the student added power to the right engine only causing the left wing tip to strike the runway. He said he continued the go-around, and landed the airplane without further incident. ## Aircraft - Registration: N56825 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-34-200 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 34-7450035 - Airframe hours: 6116 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming IO-360 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Phoenix East Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Daytona Aircraft Leasing Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 1, 2005, 41 hours before - Departed: KDAB, Daytona Beach, FL - Destination: KDAB, Daytona Beach, FL - Airport: KDAB, Daytona Beach International, runway 25R, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 43; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 2,300 total, 30 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days - Student pilot; age 26; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; seat: right; flight hours: 146 total, 9 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: DAB ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20051212032599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051212032599A), Dec 12, 2005: Piper PA34200, Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During a multiengine training flight, the multiengine student was performing a simulated engine inoperative approach and landing with the left engine set… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.