ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358342
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1995 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N91008 |
| MSN: | 18-8109061 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 686 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yuma, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tucson, AZ (KTUS) |
| (KYUM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STATED THAT HE TOOK DELIVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT MORNING AND HIRED A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ACCOMPANY HIM BACK TO HIS HOME AIRPORT BECAUSE HE HAD NO EXPERIENCE IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SAID THE INSTRUCTOR WAS TALKING HIM THROUGH A LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AND SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED A LEFT RUDDER CORRECTION AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT.
Probable Cause: the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and the failure of both pilots to maintain directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA317
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| 14-Mar-2024 12:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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