Piper PA-44-180 N730FT
21 March 2008 · Inverness, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 2008 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-44-180 registered N730FT, operated by Orlando Flight Training, was involved in an accident near Inverness, Florida, United States. 2 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Inverness, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Inverness Airport (X40)
- Coordinates
- 28.8064, -82.3178
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180
- Registration
- N730FT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Orlando Flight Training
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kissimee → Inverness
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA190
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight examiner's inadequate remedial action.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During taxi, the "gear unsafe" light illuminated and would not extinguish. After the unsafe indication was reported to the operator, maintenance personnel discovered that the nose landing gear support structure including both the left and right gear well webs, were substantially damaged. According to the check pilot of a previous flight, he was giving a flight examination for a multiengine rating when during a landing, the student pilot landed hard and the right main landing gear tire "burst." The student and check pilot were unable to maintain directional control, the airplane departed the right side of the runway and the nose landing gear "dug in to the soft ground." A company mechanic replaced the right main landing gear tire as it "blew on landing." The right main landing gear was inspected after the runway excursion; however, no record of the nose gear being inspected was discovered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-44 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Piru, California, United States | Gavin Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Adriatic Sea, Croatia | InterCockpit - Pilot Training Network GmbH | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Nov 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | Flight School of Gwinnett Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Airline Transport Professionals Corp of USA | Fatal | 4 |
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