Plane Crash List

Piper PA-44-180 N8303G

2 April 1994 · Bunnell, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 April 1994 at about 17:17 local time, a Piper PA-44-180 registered N8303G was involved in an accident near Bunnell, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:17
Classification
Accident
Location
Bunnell, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Flagler County (X47)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-44-180
Registration
N8303G
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA94LA109

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED (VMC) DURING THE GO-AROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE DELAY BY THE DUAL STUDENT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) MOVED THE LEFT ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL TO THE CUTOFF POSITION. THE FLIGHT TURNED TO A LEFT CROSSWIND, DOWNWIND AND BASE. ON BASE LEG, THE CFI FEATHERED THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER AND THE FLIGHT TURNED ONTO FINAL APPROACH. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ANNOUNCED ON THE SAME FREQUENCY THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE STUDENT PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE, AND THE CFI APPLIED FULL POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE TO GO AROUND. THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CLIMB, THEN IT ENTERED MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED (VMC) AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. A POST-CRASH EXAM OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN OPERATED NORMALLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
13 Feb 1994 Piper PA-44-180
N190ND
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22 Nov 1994 Piper PA-44
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26 Nov 1994 Piper PA-44-180
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5 May 1993 Piper PA-44-180
N21427
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27 Sep 1995 Piper PA-44-180
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3 Dec 1993 Piper PA-44-180
N39595
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All 145 records for this type

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approximate position
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