<< >> NASA ASRS Report 607974, February 2004

PA34-200 student and CFI, performing a simulated engine out landing at ZZZ, us, were unable to complete the maneuver successfully, causing damage to the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	607974
Time
Date	200402
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	607974
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At ZZZ airport, instructor and student were attempting a single engine approach to runway 30. The mixture for the right engine was full lean to simulate engine failure. The left rudder trim was deflected full left. The student flared too high above the runway, and the instructor stated that more power should be added to soften the landing. The student added power to the working (left) engine. No rudder was added and the aircraft yawed to the right of the runway. The instructor added mixture to the right engine, but it did not compensate for thrust from the left engine. Both student and instructor attempted to pull up on the yoke, and the aircraft banked to the right. The right wing and flap impacted the taxiway D sign. The flap was bent at a 90 degree angle on the right side and pressed against the fuselage. The flap on the left could not be pulled up and remained down 40 degrees. The instructor declared an emergency and landed the aircraft on runway 3.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA34-200 STUDENT AND CFI, PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENG OUT LNDG AT ZZZ, US, WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER SUCCESSFULLY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: AT ZZZ ARPT, INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE ATTEMPTING A SINGLE ENG APCH TO RWY 30. THE MIXTURE FOR THE R ENG WAS FULL LEAN TO SIMULATE ENG FAILURE. THE L RUDDER TRIM WAS DEFLECTED FULL L. THE STUDENT FLARED TOO HIGH ABOVE THE RWY, AND THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT MORE PWR SHOULD BE ADDED TO SOFTEN THE LNDG. THE STUDENT ADDED PWR TO THE WORKING (L) ENG. NO RUDDER WAS ADDED AND THE ACFT YAWED TO THE R OF THE RWY. THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED MIXTURE TO THE R ENG, BUT IT DID NOT COMPENSATE FOR THRUST FROM THE L ENG. BOTH STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO PULL UP ON THE YOKE, AND THE ACFT BANKED TO THE R. THE R WING AND FLAP IMPACTED THE TXWY D SIGN. THE FLAP WAS BENT AT A 90 DEG ANGLE ON THE R SIDE AND PRESSED AGAINST THE FUSELAGE. THE FLAP ON THE L COULD NOT BE PULLED UP AND REMAINED DOWN 40 DEGS. THE INSTRUCTOR DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED THE ACFT ON RWY 3.

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.