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Twin small aircraft in flight training experiences lackluster performance and loss of control attempting single engine go around from low altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 155898 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bvi |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bvi tower : hpn |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 1144 flight time type : 46 |
| ASRS Report | 155898 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Single engine go around training, left (operative engine) did not produce normal power at time of go around. Engine vibration, no climb, aircraft continued to sink to about 30' AGL. Single engine go around abandoned. Aircraft landed. Left main gear collapsed. Aircraft skidded across runway. Single engine go around initiated too low an altitude instead of 100-200' AGL. 500' AGL may have been more appropriate. Temperature, 85 degrees F. Density altitude may have been too high. Loss of power, poor engine performance, heavy vibration, no climb, no climbs! Single engine go around abandoned, power reduced to idle on operative engine, landing made. However left main collapsed and aircraft skidded across runway. (Give yourself lots of altitude for single engine go around!)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWIN SMA IN FLT TRAINING EXPERIENCES LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE AND LOSS OF CTL ATTEMPTING SINGLE ENGINE GO AROUND FROM LOW ALT.
Narrative: SINGLE ENG GAR TRNING, LEFT (OPERATIVE ENG) DID NOT PRODUCE NORMAL PWR AT TIME OF GAR. ENG VIBRATION, NO CLB, ACFT CONTINUED TO SINK TO ABOUT 30' AGL. SINGLE ENG GAR ABANDONED. ACFT LANDED. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. ACFT SKIDDED ACROSS RWY. SINGLE ENG GAR INITIATED TOO LOW AN ALT INSTEAD OF 100-200' AGL. 500' AGL MAY HAVE BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE. TEMP, 85 DEGS F. DENSITY ALT MAY HAVE BEEN TOO HIGH. LOSS OF PWR, POOR ENG PERFORMANCE, HVY VIBRATION, NO CLB, NO CLBS! SINGLE ENG GAR ABANDONED, PWR REDUCED TO IDLE ON OPERATIVE ENG, LNDG MADE. HOWEVER LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED AND ACFT SKIDDED ACROSS RWY. (GIVE YOURSELF LOTS OF ALT FOR SINGLE ENG GAR!)
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.