What happened
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(.4)Following touchdown on the runway center line, the homebuilt tail-wheel equipped cygnet SF-2A drifted left and the pilot-in-command applied right rudder to correct. The aircraft then veered to the right and, in spite of hard left brake and rudder application, departed the north edge of the runway, impacting a fence post. The accident flight was the pilot-in-command's first solo in the toe-brake equipped aircraft. She did possess approximately 100 hours in the tail-wheel equipped citabria. This aircraft, however, was equipped with heel-brakes, rather than toe-brakes. (-23) ground looped aircraft, hit fence post.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE, THE HOMEBUILT TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED CYGNET SF-2A DRIFTED LEFT AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND, IN SPITE OF HARD LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER APPLICATION, DEPARTED THE NORTH EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTING A FENCE POST. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FIRST SOLO IN THE TOE-BRAKE EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT. SHE DID POSSESS APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS IN THE TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED CITABRIA. THIS AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER, WAS EQUIPPED WITH HEEL-BRAKES, RATHER THAN TOE-BRAKES. (-23) GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT, HIT FENCE POST.
NTSB investigation
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