Piper PA-44-180 N2931V

Summary

On 2 July 1996 at about 21:50 local time, a Piper PA-44-180 registered N2931V, operated by M. I. Air Corp., was involved in an accident near Redlands, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 1996 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Redlands, California, United States

Nearest airport

Redlands Municipal (L12)

Coordinates

34.0009, -117.1192

Aircraft

Piper PA-44-180

Registration

N2931V

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

M. I. Air Corp.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA257

Nobody was injured.

the CFI's delayed remedial action by not preventing the airplane's departure from the runway, and his failure to maintain airspeed sufficient to avoid stalling during an attempted low altitude climbing turn.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The CFI reported the purpose of the flight was to instruct his 7-hour multiengine student in the procedures to follow upon losing engine power during the ground roll portion of takeoff. During the takeoff acceleration, the CFI cut power to the right engine, and then restored it. The student lost control of the airplane and it veered left off the runway into some bushes. The CFI took the controls and attempted to redirect the airplane back onto the runway by applying right rudder pressure to avoid colliding with the bushes and obstacles on the left hand side of the runway. The CFI also observed obstacles ahead and attempted to over fly them at an airspeed between 75 and 80 knots. The airplane lifted off the ground and the CFI initiated a right bank. The airplane stalled and crashed onto the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.