ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361297
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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1993 |
| Time: | 12:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Niemeyer Aviation |
| Registration: | N4470P |
| MSN: | 23-1976 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1800 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hobart, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CFI AND COMMERCIAL MULTIENGINE STUDENT WERE PRACTICING TRAFFIC PATTERN WORK AND SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURES IN PREPARATION FOR A CHECKRIDE. THE CFI SIMULATED A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO PROCEED WITH A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE CFI STATED THEY HAD EXTENDED THE GEAR AND NOTED THREE GREEN (GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED) LIGHTS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR WAS UP AND GEAR DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PUMPED DOWN MANUALLY. IT EXTENDED AND LOCKED NORMALLY, WITH CORRESPONDING GREEN LIGHT INDICATIONS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT DURING A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA362
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 16:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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