MINR · PIPER PA-23-160 · 2007-07-12 · Enterprise, AL, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC07LA166
Event ID
20070806X01111
Type
Accident
Date
2007-07-12
Location
Enterprise, AL, USA
Coordinates
31.299722, -85.899719
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-23-160
Registration
N4043P
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The designated examiner's improper decision to simulate an engine failure on short final approach, in conjunction with a short-field landing maneuver, and his inadequate remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the private pilot's inadvertent feathering of the left propeller.