ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295450
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| Date: | Monday 28 July 2003 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Robert W Johnson |
| Registration: | N9032L |
| MSN: | 259-70 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1820 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buffalo, South Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Buffalo, SD (9D2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The tail wheel equipped airplane sustained substantial damage when it ground looped during a high speed taxi. The instructor stated, "The aircraft started to go right, and I assisted the student in straightening it by applying a small amount of left brake. Then the aircraft started to swerve violently to the left, and I applied full right brake, which didn't stop the motion but may have kept the wing from hitting the ground. We made approximately a half circle, turning about 135 [degrees], managing to stay on the runway the whole time. ... We were using Runway 30 with a light east wind." The instructor reported no mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident and stated that the aircraft sustained damage to the airframe tubing during the accident.
Probable Cause: The instructor pilot's inadequate remedial action to the dual student's loss of aircraft control during high speed taxiing which lead to the inadvertent ground loop/swerve. A factor was the student not maintaining aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA178
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 08:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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