ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354086
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| Date: | Monday 20 July 1998 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23 |
| Owner/operator: | Bridgeport Flight Training |
| Registration: | N3154P |
| MSN: | 23-1085 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7417 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bridgeport, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (1F9) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an instructional flight, the twin engine airplane undershot the runway following a loss of right engine power. With the private pilot receiving instruction at the controls, the airplane took off and remained in the traffic pattern. As the turn to base leg was made, the airplane 'suddenly' began loosing altitude, and the flight instructor took control of the airplane. The instructor added full power, feathered the right engine and retracted the flaps. However, the airplane impacted trees short of the runway. The operator stated that monitoring of the engine gauges might have prevented the accident by alerting the pilots to the loss of engine power 'at an earlier stage.' The reason for the loss of right engine power has not been determined.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's delay in recognizing and responding to the loss of right engine power which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway. A factor was the loss of right engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA321
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 18:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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