Accident · 2007-06-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-06-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180 (N2173S)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Hortman Aviation Services Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Hortman Aviation Services
Probable cause
The flight instructor's improper decision to simulate an engine failure in the traffic pattern by cutting off fuel to the engine, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing.
Source: NTSB case NYC07CA133Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.