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PA34-200 student and CFI, performing a simulated engine out landing at ZZZ, us, were unable to complete the maneuver successfully, causing damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607974 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 607974 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
At ZZZ airport, instructor and student were attempting a single engine approach to runway 30. The mixture for the right engine was full lean to simulate engine failure. The left rudder trim was deflected full left. The student flared too high above the runway, and the instructor stated that more power should be added to soften the landing. The student added power to the working (left) engine. No rudder was added and the aircraft yawed to the right of the runway. The instructor added mixture to the right engine, but it did not compensate for thrust from the left engine. Both student and instructor attempted to pull up on the yoke, and the aircraft banked to the right. The right wing and flap impacted the taxiway D sign. The flap was bent at a 90 degree angle on the right side and pressed against the fuselage. The flap on the left could not be pulled up and remained down 40 degrees. The instructor declared an emergency and landed the aircraft on runway 3.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA34-200 STUDENT AND CFI, PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENG OUT LNDG AT ZZZ, US, WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER SUCCESSFULLY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: AT ZZZ ARPT, INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE ATTEMPTING A SINGLE ENG APCH TO RWY 30. THE MIXTURE FOR THE R ENG WAS FULL LEAN TO SIMULATE ENG FAILURE. THE L RUDDER TRIM WAS DEFLECTED FULL L. THE STUDENT FLARED TOO HIGH ABOVE THE RWY, AND THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT MORE PWR SHOULD BE ADDED TO SOFTEN THE LNDG. THE STUDENT ADDED PWR TO THE WORKING (L) ENG. NO RUDDER WAS ADDED AND THE ACFT YAWED TO THE R OF THE RWY. THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED MIXTURE TO THE R ENG, BUT IT DID NOT COMPENSATE FOR THRUST FROM THE L ENG. BOTH STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO PULL UP ON THE YOKE, AND THE ACFT BANKED TO THE R. THE R WING AND FLAP IMPACTED THE TXWY D SIGN. THE FLAP WAS BENT AT A 90 DEG ANGLE ON THE R SIDE AND PRESSED AGAINST THE FUSELAGE. THE FLAP ON THE L COULD NOT BE PULLED UP AND REMAINED DOWN 40 DEGS. THE INSTRUCTOR DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED THE ACFT ON RWY 3.
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.