Pilot Debrief

TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP F19 near Napakiak, AK — 2013-05-28

Final reportANC13CA050
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Date
2013-05-28
Location
Napakiak, AK, USA
Airport
PANA
Aircraft
TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP F19
Registration
N3617T
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing landings in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The flight instructor stated that on the second landing, the student pilot encountered a sink rate that he could not recover from, and the airplane landed hard, collapsing the right main landing gear, and sustaining substantial damage to the right wing lift strut. The instructor stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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