ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164548
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| Date: | Sunday 16 February 2014 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Gateway Aviation, Ltd. |
| Registration: | N931JS |
| MSN: | 30-1826 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5560 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport, Allentown, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Allentown, PA (ABE) |
| Allentown, PA (XLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that he simulated a right engine failure, which required the pilot receiving instruction to perform a single-engine, full-stop landing. The pilot receiving instruction maintained the correct airspeed on final but flared the airplane a little high, which resulted in a “solid touchdown.” Shortly after touchdown, while the flight instructor was guarding the rudder pedals with his feet, the airplane veered heavily left, which he attempted to correct with full right rudder and brake. Runway skid marks indicated that the airplane yawed left as it continued to veer left and then collide with a snow bank off the left side of the runway. Postaccident examination of the nose landing gear steering system and the fractured left main landing gear trunnion revealed no evidence of preimpact failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. No mechanical reason for the loss of directional control was identified during postaccident examination.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=931JS
4. https://flightaware.com/photos/view/187853-73dbe03cbc80737f0b1052a4136c0a093c749e2d/user/sducey/sort/votes/page/1/size/vga
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2014 17:30 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Mar-2014 01:05 | Geno | Updated [Date] |
| 28-Feb-2016 22:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Apr-2017 22:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2017 22:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 16-Apr-2017 22:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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