Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 accident near Fort Pierce North, FL
On March 30, 2024, a Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Pierce North, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 30, 2024
- Place
- Fort Pierce North, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.494°N, 80.370°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240330194006
Official records · ERA24FA157
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control - Summary Of Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 30, 2024, at 1320 eastern daylight time, a twin-engine Piper PA-44-180 airplane, N595ND, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Treasure Coast International Airport (FPR), Fort Pierce, Florida. The flight instructor was fatally injured, and the pilot receiving instruction was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Flight and engine performance data recovered from the airplane’s PFD and MFD showed that the airplane departed from FPR at 1239:30. According to the pilot receiving instruction, he and the flight instructor climbed the airplane to 5,000 ft mean sea level (msl), where they practiced single-engine emergency procedures. These procedures included shutting down and feathering the right engine. Recovered PFD and MFD data showed that, between 1247 and 1251, the recorded parameters for the right engine were consistent with it having been shut down. The pilot receiving instruction stated that they subsequently returned to FPR to practice a single-engine instrument approach, and ATC cleared them for the ILS or LOC RWY 10 approach. He said that, to simulate the engine failure, thrust on the right engine was reduced, and the left engine was operated normally. Recovered PFD and MFD data showed that the airplane began descending at 1256:47. At 1308:39, the airplane was at 2,824 ft pressure altitude, both engines were operating at 2,380 rpm, and the fuel flow for the left and right engines was 9 and 10.7 gallons per hour (gph), respectively. (Maximum speed for the engine m
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the multiengine airplane after a partial loss of engine power on one engine during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s failure to check the condition/security of the right engine’s carburetor throttle arm linkage during the annual inspection, which resulted in a partial loss of e
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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.
