What happened
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After aircraft touched down, it nosed over. (.19)on January 2, 1999, at 1118 hours pacific standard time, a Piper PA-22-108 nosed over following a loss of control during the flare/touchdown at Hayward, California. The aircraft was destroyed during the impact sequence and postcrash fire. The student pilot was not injured. The aircraft pilot had stayed in the pattern at Hayward to practice touch-and-go landings. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. In the pilot's written statement, he reported that he had previously completed two touch-and-go's with no problems noted. He said he was drifting to the right as he began his flare, and the next thing he remembered was the left wing getting ready to touch the ground. He stated he applied full throttle to try and fly the airplane so that the wing would not hit the ground. The pilot said the airplane "did not want to fly," so he elected to close the throttle and straighten the airplane out prior to landing. The airplane nosed over upon landing and subsequently caught fire. (.4) the student pilot was completing the last of his touch-and-go landings at a local airport. During the flare he said the airplane began to drift to the right and said he noticed the left wing getting ready to contact the ground, as if in a ground loop condition. The pilot applied full throttle in an attempt to fly away. He stated the airplane did not want to fly so he elected to close the throttle and attempted to straighten out the airplane for landing. The aircraft contacted the ground and subsequently nosed over. The gascolator was compromised during the crash, which allowed unregulated fuel to enter the engine cowling. The postcrash fire ensued which destroyed the airplane. The pilot reported that the weather conditions at the time of the crash as reported on ATIS were winds 070 at 4 knots.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT NOSED OVER. (.19)ON JANUARY 2, 1999, AT 1118 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-22-108 NOSED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN AT HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE AND POSTCRASH FIRE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT PILOT HAD STAYED IN THE PATTERN AT HAYWARD TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IN THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED TWO TOUCH-AND-GO'S WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. HE SAID HE WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AS HE BEGAN HIS FLARE, AND THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERED WAS THE LEFT WING GETTING READY TO TOUCH THE GROUND. HE STATED HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO TRY AND FLY THE AIRPLANE SO THAT THE WING WOULD NOT HIT THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE "DID NOT WANT TO FLY," SO HE ELECTED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE AND STRAIGHTEN THE AIRPLANE OUT PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER UPON LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT FIRE. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING THE LAST OF HIS TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT A LOCAL AIRPORT. DURING THE FLARE HE SAID THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND SAID HE NOTICED THE LEFT WING GETTING READY TO CONTACT THE GROUND, AS IF IN A GROUND LOOP CONDITION. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLY AWAY. HE STATED THE AIRPLANE DID NOT WANT TO FLY SO HE ELECTED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER. THE GASCOLATOR WAS COMPROMISED DURING THE CRASH, WHICH ALLOWED UNREGULATED FUEL TO ENTER THE ENGINE COWLING. THE POSTCRASH FIRE ENSUED WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH AS REPORTED ON ATIS WERE WINDS 070 AT 4 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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