Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.
NTSB analysis
The flight instructor of the multiengine airplane reported that, during a simulated single-engine landing, while the pilot receiving instruction was flying, the airplane veered to the left. He added that he took control of the airplane "immediately" and added right rudder to correct, but the airplane exited the runway, and the nose landing gear collapsed.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose landing gear structure.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station at the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 180° at 14 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The airplane landed on runway 19R.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA17CA349 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 19, 2017
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Nearest airport
- Richard Lloyd Jones Jr (RVS)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA44
- N-number
- N4148T
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1999
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.