Pilot Debrief

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL near Edgard, LA — 2020-11-05

Final reportCEN21LA045
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Date
2020-11-05
Location
Edgard, LA, USA
Airport
PVT
Aircraft
Just Aircraft SuperSTOL
Registration
N339PW
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined with the available information.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings when the engine lost power while the airplane was on final approach, at an altitude of about 150 ft above the ground. The pilot was able to restore engine power, but it was “too late to slow [the] descent” and avoid a hard landing. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot noted the importance of maintaining airspeed “even in [an] emergency engine failure”. A postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined with the available information.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Engine power loss
First missed decision gate
Maintain airspeed during emergency engine failure to prevent hard landing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents5

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