ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210661
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 May 2018 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Owner/operator: | Griffith Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N99GN |
| MSN: | 34-7250030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8558 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Porter County Regional Airport (KVPZ), Valparaiso, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Griffith, IN (05C) |
| Griffith, IN (05C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot receiving instruction and the flight instructor were conducting multiple approaches to the airport. During a simulated engine-out go-around, when the pilot advanced the throttle of the operating engine to full power, he allowed the airspeed to drop below the single-engine minimum controllable airspeed. Subsequently, the pilot lost airplane control, and the airplane descended and impacted terrain.
Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The instructor should have been monitoring the pilot’s airspeed control and his failure to do so contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain a safe operating airspeed, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to monitor the pilot's airspeed control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=99GN
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2018 01:26 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Dec-2019 14:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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