ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298604
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 2000 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7KCAB |
| Owner/operator: | Barham Bros., Inc. |
| Registration: | N2978G |
| MSN: | 70 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2565 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | RAYVILLE, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (M79) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor was demonstrating a normal landing to the south in a tailwheel-equipped aircraft. The pilot made a 3-point touchdown with a 'light crosswind.' The airplane rolled 300-400 feet down the runway, and when the airplane was abeam a tree line, a gust of wind veered the airplane toward the right edge of the runway. The flight instructor attempted to correct for the wind gust; however, his 'heel slid off of the heel brake.' The flight instructor 'held full rudder and got back on brake too late.' The airplane exited the right side of the runway, and subsequently impacted a ditch. The pilot added that the wind was out of the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18 knots.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the wind gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA227
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 June 1984 | N8380V | Timothy J Buckley | 0 | Healy, AK | |
sub |
| 18 July 2013 | N2978G | Flying Tiger Aviation, LLC | 2 | Wooded area north of Oak Ridge, LA | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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