Pilot Debrief

CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 near Montauk, NY — 2009-03-07

Final reportERA09LA189
Sign in to save
Date
2009-03-07
Location
Montauk, NY, USA
Airport
MTP
Aircraft
CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
Registration
N574PG
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's delayed remedial action.

NTSB narrative

The certified flight instructor (CFI) instructed his student to simulate a soft-field takeoff. The student began the takeoff roll, rotated, and momentarily got the airplane into ground effect. The main landing gear then settled back onto the runway, the airplane rolled and yawed to the right, and then collided with a ditch. The CFI had never demonstrated the accident maneuver to the student nor did he provide any formal ground instruction on its execution. There was no formal exchange of aircraft control between the student and CFI, and the student remained on the controls throughout the accident sequence as the CFI tried to effect a recovery. Neither the CFI nor student reported any flight control anomalies or malfunctions and examination of the wreckage did not reveal any. A weather observation at the accident airport about the time of the accident indicated that the wind was calm.

NTSB coding

View NTSB final report

Related mishaps