ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284306
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| Date: | Saturday 8 September 2007 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N72699 |
| MSN: | 9875 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3262 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lubbock, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, TX (LBB/KLBB) |
| ABERNATHY, TX (F83) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A flight instructor was providing flight instruction to a commercial pilot leading to a tailwheel endorsement. Toward the end of the instructional period, the flight instructor demonstrated wheel landings, which the pilot receiving instruction was able to perform satisfactorily. The flight instructor reported that while executing another wheel landing on Runway 17, the commercial pilot started to lose directional control, overcorrected, and used excessive differential braking. The tailwheel-equipped airplane pitched forward and subsequently nosed-over, coming to rest in the inverted position. Runway 17 was reported to be 4,000-foot long by 75-foot wide. The winds were reported as calm and the asphalt runway was dry. The flight instructor added that the directional control could have been corrected with an application of power rather than by brake application. Additionally, the flight instructor reported that there were no anomalies or malfunctions in the airplane's flight controls or tailwheel steering system.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW07CA195
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 14:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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