Pilot Debrief

JOE SALOMONE SUPER CUB SQ2 near Truckee, CA — 2015-09-01

Final reportGAA15CA244
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Date
2015-09-01
Location
Truckee, CA, USA
Airport
TRK
Aircraft
JOE SALOMONE SUPER CUB SQ2
Registration
N786AB
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion, ground loop, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience from the back seat.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped, tandem cockpit airplane, who was sitting in the rear seat, reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he did not have any experience piloting a tailwheel equipped airplane from the rear seat and he could not see the instruments with the passenger seated in the front seat.

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