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Flight instructor with private instrument pilot in conventional gear aircraft landing. On rollout aircraft flips over the nose.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 246053 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ahn |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 67 flight time total : 369 flight time type : 34 |
| ASRS Report | 246053 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The flight was an instruction flight in an small aircraft. The student was a private/instrument pilot. The flight incident occurred upon the first landing on runway 27 at ahn, GA. The student was in control of the aircraft when the aircraft was in the landing phase. The aircraft slowly decreased in speed and upon the rollout portion of the landing, the aircraft toppled directly over the nose resulting in an upside down confign on the runway. There were no injuries to either pilot. As the aircraft began to slow down, there was no indication of any problems. In a very short amount of time the aircraft flipped. In this situation it is possible that the student became nervous, and confused the brakes and rudder pedals. The small aircraft has heel brakes, opposite most any other aircraft. It appears the brakes were pressed more than needed which caused the tail wheel aircraft to FLIP. An incident of this type might be prevented by cautioning the student against excessive brake usage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR WITH PRIVATE INST PLT IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT LNDG. ON ROLLOUT ACFT FLIPS OVER THE NOSE.
Narrative: THE FLT WAS AN INSTRUCTION FLT IN AN SMA. THE STUDENT WAS A PRIVATE/INST PLT. THE FLT INCIDENT OCCURRED UPON THE FIRST LNDG ON RWY 27 AT AHN, GA. THE STUDENT WAS IN CTL OF THE ACFT WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN THE LNDG PHASE. THE ACFT SLOWLY DECREASED IN SPD AND UPON THE ROLLOUT PORTION OF THE LNDG, THE ACFT TOPPLED DIRECTLY OVER THE NOSE RESULTING IN AN UPSIDE DOWN CONFIGN ON THE RWY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PLT. AS THE ACFT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBS. IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THE ACFT FLIPPED. IN THIS SIT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE STUDENT BECAME NERVOUS, AND CONFUSED THE BRAKES AND RUDDER PEDALS. THE SMA HAS HEEL BRAKES, OPPOSITE MOST ANY OTHER ACFT. IT APPEARS THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED MORE THAN NEEDED WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL WHEEL ACFT TO FLIP. AN INCIDENT OF THIS TYPE MIGHT BE PREVENTED BY CAUTIONING THE STUDENT AGAINST EXCESSIVE BRAKE USAGE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.