Piper PA-28R-200 N1394T

Summary

On 29 June 1995 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N1394T was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 June 1995 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Denton, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Denton (DTO)

Coordinates

33.1909, -97.1306

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N1394T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Worth → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95LA265

Nobody was injured.

INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), AND THE RESULTANT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF BRAKE CONTROLS FOR THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE ON A STUDENT ORIENTATION FLIGHT, IN AN AIRPLANE THAT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES FOR THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT. WHILE LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT APPLIED 'STRONG UNEVEN CONSTANT PRESSURE' ON THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT, HE ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERACT THE STUDENT'S LEFT BRAKING INPUT BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING STRIKING THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.