- Date
- March 27, 1991, 06:21 local (11:21 UTC)
- Place
- Sanford, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55516Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910327045159A
- Case key
- 32843
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Probable cause
Excessive flare by the dual student during the forced landing following a simulated engine failure shortly after takeoff. Also, failure of the student to maintain vs, and failure of the CFI to take remedial action.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff at 75-100 ft, the CFI pulled the throttle to idle simulation an eng failure. During the flare to land on the remaining rwy, the student pitched the nose too high. The CFI advised the student to apply power and correct the excessive pitch, & he attempted to apply throttle but the acft landed hard. Unaware of the damage, a stop & go landing was performed, & after takeoff when the gear was retracted, the gear in transit light remain illuminated. The flt returned & an uneventful landing occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55516
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7335247
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Comair Aviation Academy, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Gulf Leasing, Inc.
- Airport
- SFB · Sanford Regional, runway 9, 8,001 × 150 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
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 829 total · 34 in this make and model · 705 as pilot in command · 193 in the last 90 days · 61 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SFB, 1 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.