Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-11 near Soldotna, AK — 2013-05-05

Final reportANC13CA043
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Date
2013-05-05
Location
Soldotna, AK, USA
Airport
PASX
Aircraft
PIPER PA-11
Registration
N4772M
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was providing primary flight instruction to a student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The instructor reported that when the student pilot departed from the 5,000-foot-long, dry, paved runway, the airplane drifted to the right just after becoming airborne. Unable to correct the drift, the airplane continued off the right side of the runway, and over an area of grass-covered terrain. The instructor said that the student pilot then closed the engine throttle and switched the engine magnetos to the off position, and the airplane subsequently landed hard on the right main landing gear wheel. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any preaccident mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations.

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