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Piper PA-28R-200 N404SE

6 September 2010 · Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 September 2010 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N404SE, operated by Andrews University, was involved in an accident near Berrien Springs, Michigan, 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 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Andrews University Airpark (C20)
Coordinates
41.9517, -86.3675
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-200
Registration
N404SE
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Andrews University
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Berrien Springs → Berrien Springs
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN10CA522

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and the pilot were performing a simulated forced landing. During the maneuver, the pilot did not maintain a stabilized airspeed on final approach. The airplane landed hard on the runway, sustaining substantial damage. Both pilots reported no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine. The flight instructor stated that he should have aborted the landing at the first indication of an error by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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