ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288858
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| Date: | Monday 12 September 2011 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 120 |
| Owner/operator: | Fly-a-way LLC |
| Registration: | N89954 |
| MSN: | 9006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5750 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Camden, Arkansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Camden-Harrell Field, AR (CDH/KCDH) |
| Camden-Harrell Field, AR (CDH/KCDH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While taxiing the tailwheel-equipped airplane after landing, the flight instructor was demonstrating to the student some taxi techniques. During the demonstration, the flight instructor inadvertently applied the brakes, causing the airplane to nose over. Postaccident examination of the airplane indicated that the vertical stabilizer and rudder were crushed. The flight instructor reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's inadvertent braking during taxi.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11CA644
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 06:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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