Summary
On November 14, 1996, a Beech F33A (N1567P) was involved in an incident near Marana, AZ. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Improper planning/decision by the flight instructor (CFI), which resulted in his failure to recover from a descent during demonstration of a simulated (engine-out) emergency procedure.
On November 14, 1996, at 1125 hours mountain standard time, a Beech F33A, N1567P, collapsed the landing gear and damaged the wings during a hard landing at the Avra Valley, Arizona airport. The aircraft was owned and operated by Air Transport Training International, Inc., of Tucson, Arizona, and was engaged in a dual primary instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the operation. The aircraft incurred substantial damage in the crash. The certificated airline transport pilot flight instructor and the dual primary student were not injured.
This incident is documented in NTSB report LAX97LA041. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N1567P.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
improper planning/decision by the flight instructor (CFI), which resulted in his failure to recover from a descent during demonstration of a simulated (engine-out) emergency procedure.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On November 14, 1996, at 1125 hours mountain standard time, a Beech F33A, N1567P, collapsed the landing gear and damaged the wings during a hard landing at the Avra Valley, Arizona airport. The aircraft was owned and operated by Air Transport Training International, Inc., of Tucson, Arizona, and was engaged in a dual primary instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the operation. The aircraft incurred substantial damage in the crash. The certificated airline transport pilot flight instructor and the dual primary student were not injured. The flight originated at the Ryan airport, Tucson, on the day of the accident at 1025.
In his written statement, the flight instructor reported that following some air work, the flight proceeded to the Avra Valley airport where two touch-and-go landings were accomplished, followed by a full-stop landing. The student taxied the aircraft back for takeoff and the instructor took control to demonstrate procedures for an engine failure during the takeoff initial climb. The instructor stated that following a high performance takeoff, "the airplane climbed to 50 to 100' AGL, at which time I smoothly reduced throttle to idle and lowered nose below level pitch. Airplane began to descend rapidly and I realized that the sink rate was quite large. I applied full throttle and raised nose to attempt to reduce sink. The airplane impacted the ground in approx. level attitude, the nose gear collapsed and the plane slid to a stop in approximately a few hundred feet."
The temperature at the time the accident occurred was 81 degrees Fahrenheit. Based upon this temperature and the estimated pressure altitude, the density altitude was calculated to be 3,892 feet msl.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# LAX97LA041