MOUNT AIRY, MD, USA
N2459F
PIPER PA-38-112
THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SIMULATED AN ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE. THE STUDENT, WHO HAD NOT SOLOED, BECAME ENGROSSED IN HANDLING THE EMERGENCY. THE INSTRUCTOR KEPT HIS HAND ON THE THROTTLE THROUGHOUT THE PRACTICE MANEUVER. WHEN HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE ABRUPTLY, THE STUDENT LOOKED UP TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT HEADING TOWARDS A ROW OF TREES. MOMENTS LATER, THEY IMPACTED THE GROUND, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND TREES. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE SLIGHTLY OVER THE AUTHORIZED GROSS WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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