Piper PA-34-220T N8081Q

Summary

On 14 April 2001 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-34-220T registered N8081Q, operated by T&G Flying, Inc, was involved in an accident near Painesville, Ohio, United States. 2 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

14 April 2001 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Painesville, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Concord Airpark (2G1)

Coordinates

41.6669, -81.1969

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-220T

Registration

N8081Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

T&G Flying, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Willoughby → Painesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD01LA043

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor said the purpose of the flight was to provide multi-engine instruction to the private pilot, and to practice short-field landings. The private pilot completed one short-field landing, and was on final approach for the second short-field landing when the landing gear struck the leading edge of the runway, and collapsed. He said the airplane was stabilized on the approach for landing when the flight instructor made an abrupt, nose-down input to the control yoke. The flight instructor stated that he had "lowered the nose" to increase airspeed during the approach, in compensation for gusty conditions. According to the flight instructor, the airplane encountered a downdraft in close proximity to the ground, and he was unable to take the controls and arrest the descent before the airplane struck the leading edge of the runway. Neither pilot obtained a weather briefing prior to departure. Both pilots reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. According to an FAA Inspector, two wheel marks were observed in the muddy grass area approximately 4 feet from the approach end of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.