ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40071
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| Date: | Saturday 30 July 1988 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-160 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | Frank Blanco |
| Registration: | N3464P |
| MSN: | 23-1438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avon Park, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale, FL (FXE) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE CFI RADIOED THAT HE WOULD BE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT APRCH. 2 PLT WITNESSES, 1 OF WHOM WAS A CFI, STATED THAT ACFT WAS SEEN ON FINAL APRCH AT ABOUT 200 FT WITH THE LEFT PROP FEATHERED & THE GEAR & FLAPS DOWN. THEY STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE ACFT WAS IN A PROPER POSITION TO SAFELY LAND, A SINGLE ENGINE GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED WHICH RESPONDED NORMALLY, BUT THE GEAR & FLAPS REMAINED EXTENDED FOR THE REMAINER OF THE flight. RWY HDG WAS MAINTAINED BUT THE ACFT BEGAN SINKING & LOSING AIRSPEED. APPROX 1/4 MI FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & ABOUT 150 FT AGL, THE NOSE ROSE & THE ACFT ROLLED LEFT & ENTERED A SPIN OF ABOUT 1/2 TURN WITH THE NOSE DOWN ABOUT 60 DEGREES. AN ABRUPT POWER REDUCTION WAS HEARD & THE SPIN STOPPED, BUT THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND BEFORE RECOVERY COULD BE EFFECTED. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT & ENGS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26300
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Oct-2019 18:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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