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The student and instructor pilots aboard a PA23 lost control of the aircraft during a simulated engine failure on takeoff; struck a runway light on the left side of the runway and ultimately left the runway on the right side onto an inactive runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 965266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache/Geronimo Apache |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Trainee |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 180 Flight Crew Type 3.0 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 650 Flight Crew Type 30 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
We were conducting multi-engine training in an aircraft in which the right-side; instructor seat; has no brake pedals. Starting the takeoff roll I pushed throttles about halfway when my instructor pulled the left mixture to idle to simulate an engine failure on take-off. The aircraft started veering left as expected however inadequate directional control was applied. The instructor brought right mixture [throttle?] back to idle and both of us attempted to steer the aircraft back to the center line. The aircraft finally did turn right and entered an inactive intersecting runway. While there did not appear to be any external damage at that time the pilot of another aircraft said there was debris on runway so we taxied back to the ramp for closer inspection. No visible damage noted. The airport manager said there was a broken runway light and scattered glass over runway. The light was on the left side of the runway. Maintenance checked the aircraft and no impact damage were noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The student and instructor pilots aboard a PA23 lost control of the aircraft during a simulated engine failure on takeoff; struck a runway light on the left side of the runway and ultimately left the runway on the right side onto an inactive runway.
Narrative: We were conducting multi-engine training in an aircraft in which the right-side; instructor seat; has no brake pedals. Starting the takeoff roll I pushed throttles about halfway when my instructor pulled the left mixture to idle to simulate an engine failure on take-off. The aircraft started veering left as expected however inadequate directional control was applied. The instructor brought right mixture [throttle?] back to idle and both of us attempted to steer the aircraft back to the center line. The aircraft finally did turn right and entered an inactive intersecting runway. While there did not appear to be any external damage at that time the pilot of another aircraft said there was debris on runway so we taxied back to the ramp for closer inspection. No visible damage noted. The Airport Manager said there was a broken runway light and scattered glass over runway. The light was on the left side of the runway. Maintenance checked the aircraft and no impact damage were noted.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.