Piper PA-34 N47611

Summary

On 25 August 2009 at about 21:50 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N47611, operated by Coastal Empire Flight Training LLC, was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia, 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

25 August 2009 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Savannah/ Hilton Head Airport (SAV)

Coordinates

32.1275, -81.2022

Aircraft

Piper PA-34

Registration

N47611

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Coastal Empire Flight Training LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Savannah → Savannah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA484

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and student pilot were returning to the airport for landing after practicing maneuvers. The student pilot was flying the airplane and after a normal approach, just prior to touchdown on the runway, he abruptly pulled back on the control yoke. The airplane climbed approximately 10 feet as the flight instructor assumed control and pushed the control yoke forward. The airplane subsequently landed hard, which resulted in damage to the nose gear, the right engine propeller, and the nose cone structure at the base of the windshield. The flight instructor further stated that he did not experience any flight control malfunctions and weather was not a factor during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.