NONE · Piper PA-28-160 · 1998-05-01 · MONROE, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA98LA068
Event ID
20001211X10189
Type
Accident
Date
1998-05-01
Location
MONROE, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.869655, -121.880256
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-160
Registration
N5157W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Fuel starvation due to the flight instructor's improper in-flight decision to simulate an engine failure by pulling the mixture control toward the lean position until the engine shut down, and his failure to return the mixture to the rich position until after the aircraft had reached a low altitude and the propeller had stopped turning. Factors include the rough/uneven terrain within the construction area in which the aircraft was landed.