ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299058
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| Date: | Sunday 30 April 2000 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | United Parachute Club Inc |
| Registration: | N6535E |
| MSN: | 18504053 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4099 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | POTTSTOWN, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NEW HANOVER , PA (N62 |
| (KPTW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and pilot were conducting a training flight. During landing, the airplane bounced once on the main landing gear and began a rollout. Control positions of left rudder, right aileron, and elevator transitioning to full up, were inputted for the crosswind condition. After about 500-600 feet into the rollout, the airplane began to swerve to the right. The pilot counteracted the swerve with the remaining amount of left rudder and then began 'feeding in left brake.' The airplane had not changed its heading of more than 30 degrees, when the CFI commanded the pilot to 'get off the brakes.' Both of the pilots applied full left rudder and the airplane departed the right side of the runway and accelerated into a ground loop. Federal Aviation Administration publication FAA-H-8083-3, Airplane Flying Handbook stated, 'If the airplane touches down while drifting or in a crab, the pilot should apply aileron toward the high wing and stop the swerve with the rudder. Brakes should be used to correct for turns or swerves only when the rudder is inadequate. The pilot must exercise caution when applying corrective brake action because it is very easy to overcontrol and aggravate the situation.' The pilot reported 4 hours of total flight experience in make and model. The winds reported at the airport, at 0854, were 320 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Probable Cause: The second pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the inadequate supervision of the flight instructor. Factors related to the accident were the crosswind and gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00LA126
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 01:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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