<< >> NASA ASRS Report 423482, December 1998

BE76 student pilot leaves paved surface on takeoff at luk after instructor unexpectedly shuts off 1 engine.

Attributes
ACN	423482
Time
Date	199812
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Duchess 76
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 822 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	423482
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In preparation for a multi-engine check ride, the instructor closed the mixture lever to simulate an engine failure on takeoff. The airplane had accelerated to approximately 30-40 mph. The airplane swerved to the left and departed the runway, ultimately leaving the edge of an asphalt roadway causing minor damage to the airplane. The student was not prepared for this maneuver. It had not been a part of his training and the instructor did not discuss this possibility immediately prior to the flight. It would be helpful to the student to have some experience of losing an engine on takeoff, knowing in advance that it was going to happen -- at least the first time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE76 STUDENT PLT LEAVES PAVED SURFACE ON TKOF AT LUK AFTER INSTRUCTOR UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS OFF 1 ENG.

Narrative: IN PREPARATION FOR A MULTI-ENG CHK RIDE, THE INSTRUCTOR CLOSED THE MIXTURE LEVER TO SIMULATE AN ENG FAILURE ON TKOF. THE AIRPLANE HAD ACCELERATED TO APPROX 30-40 MPH. THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE L AND DEPARTED THE RWY, ULTIMATELY LEAVING THE EDGE OF AN ASPHALT ROADWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE STUDENT WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THIS MANEUVER. IT HAD NOT BEEN A PART OF HIS TRAINING AND THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT DISCUSS THIS POSSIBILITY IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE FLT. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THE STUDENT TO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE OF LOSING AN ENG ON TKOF, KNOWING IN ADVANCE THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN -- AT LEAST THE FIRST TIME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.