- Date
- September 1, 1986, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Haven, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2447BPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860901044599A
- Case key
- 30418
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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(total) - nonmechanical
Emergency procedure - simulatedFactor
Aborted takeoff - performedFactor
Hard landing
Aircraft handling - improperCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Remedial action - delayedCause
Supervision - inadequateCause
Analysis
During a simulated engine out on takeoff, the student plt leveled the acft instead of lowering the nose to maintain airspeed. The CFI took over control of the acft, however, the airspeed was too slow to arrest the rate of descent. The acft contacted the surface hard on the main gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2447B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0065
- Airframe hours
- 2,851
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- New Air Flight
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HVN · New Haven, CT
- Airport
- HVN · Tweed Hew Haven, runway 20, 5,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 505 total · 39 in this make and model · 430 as pilot in command · 175 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- 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.