Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN87FA111

BOULDER, CO, USA

Aircraft #1

N2005C

TAYLORCRAFT F21 TC

Analysis

THE FLT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PLT WERE PRACTICING NIGHT TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. FLT INSTRUCTOR REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AFTER TAKEOFF TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. HE BANKED THE ACFT 'STEEPLY' TO THE LEFT AT A LOW ALTITUDE. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. EXAM OF ACFT WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-IMPACT MACHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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