ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295529
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| Date: | Monday 14 July 2003 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | U.s. Dept Of Agriculture |
| Registration: | N8991Y |
| MSN: | 18-7409133 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19513 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C4P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ely, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ely-Yelland Airport, NV (ELY/KELY) |
| Ely, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While landing on a gravel road the airplane veered off the road's surface, encountered a ditch, and nosed over. During the airplane checkout flight, the certified flight instructor (CFI) authorized the second pilot, who was handling the flight controls, to land on a gravel road. The wind was calm. As the airplane decelerated during the landing rollout, the second pilot failed to maintain the airplane's alignment with the road thus allowing the right main landing gear wheel to roll over the runway's edge. Thereafter, directional control was lost. During the mishap sequence, the CFI had attempted corrective action by applying rudder pressure after the second pilot had already applied rudder pressure. By the time he responded to correct the airplane's course, it had already drifted toward the edge of the runway. When the CFI attempted to regain control by increasing engine power, he found that the second pilot had already opened the engine's throttle. The airplane veered off the road, into a ditch, and nosed over.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the road and the CFI's failure to adequately supervise the second pilot's landing and his delayed remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03TA233
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 09:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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