- Date
- August 20, 1995, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1496TPiper PA-34-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950820025529A
- Case key
- 37818
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's decision to allow the student to land long and not use all the available runway and his delay in aborting the takeoff resulting in a runway overrun.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight instructor stated that he allowed the student to land long on the touch-and-go landing. The student then attempted to takeoff and the instructor aborted the takeoff. The airplane was equipped with brakes on the student's side only. The airplane overran the runway and collided with a ditch.
Factual narrative
On August 20, 1995, about 1930 eastern daylight time, N1496T, a Piper PA-34-200, ran off the runway, at Kissimmee Airport, Kissimmee, Florida while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the instructor pilot and dual student reported no injuries. The flight had originated from the same airport about 30 minutes earlier.
The instructor stated he aalowed the student pilot to land long on the touch-and-go. The student attempted a takeoff and the instructor then aborted the takeoff. The airplane overran the runway and collided with a ditch. The airplane was equipped with brakes on the student's side only.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1496T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7250333
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Club L'Aquila Inc.
- Registered owner
- Phillip L. Herron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ISM · FL
- Airport
- ISM · Kissimmee, runway 6, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,380 total · 365 in this make and model · 2,330 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 48 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 20 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.