Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 January 1982
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator: Tursair
Registration Number: N211TA
Location: Opa-locka Airport, FL (OPF) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: No. 1 engineNo. 1 engine
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An instructor and a student were involved in a near-miss incident at Opa-locka Airport, Florida, during a touch-and-goes operation. A sudden power interruption caused by the student pilot’s application of power resulted in a momentary loss of engine power, leading to the aircraft running off the runway and impacting a tree.An instructor and a student were involved in a near-miss incident at Opa-locka Airport, Florida, during a touch-and-goes operation. A sudden power interruption caused by the student pilot’s application of power resulted in a momentary loss of engine power, leading to the aircraft running off the runway and impacting a tree.
Description
An instructor and a student were performing touch-and-goes at Opa-locka Airport, Florida when the student pilot suddenly applied power, causing a momentary power interruption of the no. 1 engine. Control was lost and the DC-3 ran off the runway and struck a tree. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. PROBABLE CAUSE: throttle/power control .. improper use of .. dual student directional control .. not maintained .. dual student relinquishing of control .. not performed .. dual student supervision .. inadequate .. pilot in command(CFI)
Primary Cause
Throttle/Power control, improper use of dual student directional control, not maintained, dual student relinquishing of control, not performed, dual student supervision, inadequate, pilot in command (CFI)Throttle/Power control, improper use of dual student directional control, not maintained, dual student relinquishing of control, not performed, dual student supervision, inadequate, pilot in command (CFI)Share on:
