Piper PA-23 accident near Lakeland, FL
On January 22, 2015, a Piper PA-23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lakeland, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 22, 2015
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.021°N, 82.044°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150122X11026
Official records · ERA15FA109
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Chronological Summary of Flight Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Radar Graphics: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control MCO 1200 Code Targets: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 22, 2015, about 0913 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-23, N465JA, registered to 55XRAY, Inc., and operated by Tailwheels, Etc., descended into a building northwest of the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 local, instructional flight. The airplane was destroyed and the flight instructor and pilot-rated student were fatally injured. The flight originated about 0847 from LAL. Personnel of the operator reported the purpose of the flight was training for the pilot-rated student, who intended to add a multi-engine rating to his private pilot certificate. The flight, which was the 7th lesson, was scheduled between 0800 and 1000 hours. One typical procedure to perform during the 7th lesson was an engine shutdown (typically the right) and to feather the right propeller. In that scenario, the flight would depart LAL and proceed to the north while climbing to between 3,000 and 4,000 feet mean sea level (msl). The flight would then return and when over LAL, the right engine would be secured and the right propeller would be feathered. Security video from the operator depicted the pilot-rated student walking to the airplane and an employee of the operator reported watching him from the window perform a preflight inspection. The same individual also reported watching the flight instructor inspect the airplane. Another flight instructor with the operator, who was parked on the ramp next to the accident
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident investigation; the loss of control likely occurred during a simulated loss of power in the right engine during an instructional flight.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
