Pilot Debrief

Piper PA18 near New Meadows, ID — 2019-09-17

Final reportGAA19CA584
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Date
2019-09-17
Location
New Meadows, ID, USA
Airport
1U4
Aircraft
Piper PA18
Registration
N6741L
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a gusting, right quartering headwind, which resulted in a noseover.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, during a touch-and-go takeoff from a grass strip with the pilot receiving instruction on the controls, the airplane veered ­­­left, and the tail lifted. The instructor applied right rudder, but the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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