Piper PA-30 N7259Y

Summary

On 13 July 1986 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7259Y was involved in an accident near Arkansas City, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 July 1986 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Arkansas City, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Strother (WLD)

Coordinates

37.0606, -97.0392

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

N7259Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arkansas City → Derby

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86LA149

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HIS INTENTIONS FOR THIS FLIGHT WERE TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND HAVE THE STUDENT PERFORM A REJECTED TAKEOFF PROCEDURE. ACCORDING TO THE C.F.I., AT APPROXIMATELY 48 KNOTS HE REDUCED POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE BY CUTTING OFF FUEL FLOW WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROL BUT THE STUDENT'S SLOW REACTION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL, BEYOND CORRECTIVE ACTION. POST-ACCIDENT CALCULATIONS REVEAL THAT THE RUNWAY IN USE HAD A HEADWIND COMPONENT OF 17 KNOTS, A CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF 11 KNOTS, AND A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 3,000 FEET ACTING ON NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.