Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA44 near Tulsa, OK — 2017-04-19

Final reportGAA17CA349
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Date
2017-04-19
Location
Tulsa, OK, USA
Airport
RVS
Aircraft
PIPER PA44
Registration
N4148T
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor of the multiengine airplane reported that, during a simulated single-engine landing, while the pilot receiving instruction was flying, the airplane veered to the left. He added that he took control of the airplane "immediately" and added right rudder to correct, but the airplane exited the runway, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose landing gear structure. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station at the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 180° at 14 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The airplane landed on runway 19R.

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