Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Birmingham, Alabama
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Location: Pell City, Alabama
Accident Number: ERA20CA293
Date & Time: August 6, 2020, 10:22 Local
Registration: N30492
Aircraft: WAG AERO CUBBY
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control on ground
Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
Analysis
The flight instructor was providing initial flight training to the non-certificated student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The flight instructor reported that while the student pilot was landing the airplane it began veering left immediately after touchdown. The flight instructor attempted to correct the yaw and applied the brakes, but the airplane continued off the left side of the runway with the tailwheel still in the air. The airplane impacted some dirt, which resulted in a nose over and substantial damage to the airplane’s left wing, empennage, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The flight instructor reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Additionally, the flight instructor reported that the student pilot had accumulated about 2 hours of flight experience at the time of the accident and described that she, “…was showing great aptitude with landings but I should have delayed her attempting to do so to further in her training.”
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action following the student pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.
Findings
Aircraft Directional control - Not attained/maintained
Personnel issues Monitoring other person - Instructor/check pilot
Personnel issues Aircraft control - Student/instructed pilot
Factual Information
History of Flight
Landing-flare/touchdown Loss of control on ground (Defining event)
Landing-landing roll Attempted remediation/recovery
Landing-landing roll Runway excursion
Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
Flight instructor Information
Certificate: Airline transport
Age: 51,Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land; Single-engine sea; Multi-engine land
Seat Occupied: Rear
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Lap only
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): Airplane multi-engine; Airplane single-engine; Instrument airplane
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 1 With waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: January 18, 2020
Occupational Pilot: Yes
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: October 24, 2019
Flight Time: (Estimated) 12500 hours (Total, all aircraft), 30 hours (Total, this make and model), 22 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 12 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 1 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Student pilot Information
Certificate: None
Age: 18, Female
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Front
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Lap only
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: None
Last FAA Medical Exam:
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: (Estimated) 2 hours (Total, all aircraft), 2 hours (Total, this make and model)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: WAG AERO
Registration: N30492
Model/Series: CUBBY
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 2007
Amateur Built: Yes
Airworthiness Certificate: Experimental (Special)
Serial Number: 9740
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: April 2, 2020 Condition
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1220 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 268 Hrs at time of accident
Engine Manufacturer: Continental
ELT: C91A installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: C-65
Registered Owner:
Rated Power: 65 Horsepower
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC)
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PLR,485 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 1 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 10:35 Local
Direction from Accident Site:
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction:
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 30.03 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 29°C / 26°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Pell City, AL (PLR)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Pell City, AL (PLR)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 09:20 Local
Type of Airspace: Class G
Airport Information
Airport: St Clair County PLR
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 485 ft msl
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 03
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 5001 ft / 80 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Stop and go; Traffic pattern
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 33.558887,-86.249168(est)
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