ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290596
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| Date: | Thursday 22 May 2014 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Fairchild M-62C (PT-23A) Cornell |
| Owner/operator: | Warbirds On Revue, Inc. |
| Registration: | N60418 |
| MSN: | 337SL |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4830 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Petersburg, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Petersburg Municipal Airport, VA (PTB/KPTB) |
| Petersburg Municipal Airport, VA (PTB/KPTB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor was providing training to the pilot for a tailwheel endorsement in the vintage military training airplane. The pilots described that it was "windy," with the wind generally aligned with the landing runway. Following several uneventful approaches and landings, the pilot was having difficulty controlling the airplane due to the wind, and the flight instructor offered to take control of the airplane and demonstrate a stabilized approach. When the airplane reached about 50 feet above the runway, the wind velocity suddenly decreased and the airplane began descending rapidly. The flight instructor responded by increasing engine power in an attempt to abort the landing; however, the airplane struck the runway and bounced back into the air. The flight instructor then completed an uneventful circuit around the traffic pattern, landed, and returned to the parking area to inspect the airplane for damage. Finding none, the pilot then restarted the airplane and flew another two circuits around the traffic pattern uneventfully. After the pilot returned to the parking area, the flight instructor noted substantial damage to the lower portion of both wings. The pilots reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the changing wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA14CA320
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 17:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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