Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-18 near Paris, ID — 2025-10-17

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Date
2025-10-17
Location
Paris, ID, USA
Airport
1U7
Aircraft
PIPER PA-18
Registration
N1755A
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that on landing the pilot receiving instruction leveled the airplane and the airplane bounced. The pilot receiving instruction attempted a go-around, however the airplane touched down a second time with the nose of the airplane to the right of the runway centerline. The flight instructor took the flight controls from the pilot receiving instruction, but the airplane departed the right side of the runway and ground looped to the left, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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