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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23-150 · Iowa City, IA · July 5, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: July 5, 1986, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place: Iowa City, IA
Injuries: 2 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Initial climb
Aircraft: N1130PPiper PA-23-150
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19860705039519A
Case key: 34232

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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.

Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanicalTakeoff - initial climb

Throttle/power control - improper use ofDual studentCause

Lack of total experience in kind of aircraftDual studentFactor

Procedures/directives - not followedDual studentFactor

InattentivePilot in command(cfi)Factor

In-flight planning/decision - delayedPilot in command(cfi)Factor

Forced landingTakeoff - initial climb

Aircraft performance,engine out capability - deterioratedFactor

Remedial action - not followedDual studentCause

Remedial action - not followedPilot in command(cfi)

Hard landingLanding

Analysis

The flight instructor stated that he had planned to conduct an engine-out drill after takeoff by reducing power to the starboard engine. During the engine-out drill the student reduced power to the operating engine and the aircraft landed hard back on the runway before the CFI could take remedial action.

Aircraft

Registration: N1130P
Reported as: Piper PA-23-150
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 23-140
Airframe hours: 3,200
Engine: Lycoming O-320-3B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner: Pn Corporation
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: 100 hour · June 30, 1986 · 15 hours before
Airport: IOW · Iowa City, runway 17, 4,299 × 150 ft, concrete

N1130PRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 1989 · Piper PA-23S/N 23140 Airframe modelPiper PA-23

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: 22
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Right
Flight hours: 1,150 total · 50 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 180° at 25 knots
Visibility: 10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 72 °F
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Observed at: CID, 17 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.

Accident 19860705039519APiper PA23 · Iowa City, IAThe student reduced power on the wrong engine on takeoff and the aircraft landed hard. Low time instructor.Jul 5, 1986 · N1130P · Substantial damage

Other investigations on N1130P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD74FLT05Accident · No injuriesClosedMemphis, TNAug 20, 1973 · Substantial damage