What happened
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Acft practicing touch and go landing. Lost control when tail wheel shimmied and right gear broke off and aircraft veered off runway. (.19) on July 13, 1999, at 1200 central daylight time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96884, sustained substantial damage during a landing at Aitkin municipal-steve kurtz field airport, Aitkin, Minnesota. The commercial rated instructor pilot and dual student reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was not on a flight plan. The flight originated from Aitkin municipal-steve kurtz field airport at time unknown and was practicing landings at the time of the accident. In a telephone interview, the student stated that the accident occurred on his second landing. He said that he noticed a wobble and was not sure where it was coming from. He said that the instructor told him to "hit" the rudder pedals. He said that there was no airplane response to the rudder input. He said that the instructor next told him to use the brakes. He said that the airplane veered hard to the left after the brake input and came to rest of the left side of the runway. The student said that one of the tailwheel steering springs was found disconnected and the right axle was found broken after the accident. (-23) during instructional flight with student at the controls, student made a three point landing and during rollout the tail wheel started severe vibration. Student was instructed to add right rudder, and when that did not correct, student was instructed to apply brakes. When brakes were added, the right main gear strut broke. Directional control was lost and a/c departed runway. Resulting in damage to the propellor, alnding gear and right wing.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDING. LOST CONTROL WHEN TAIL WHEEL SHIMMIED AND RIGHT GEAR BROKE OFF AND AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY. (.19) ON JULY 13, 1999, AT 1200 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D, N96884, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING AT AITKIN MUNICIPAL-STEVE KURTZ FIELD AIRPORT, AITKIN, MINNESOTA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND DUAL STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AITKIN MUNICIPAL-STEVE KURTZ FIELD AIRPORT AT TIME UNKNOWN AND WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON HIS SECOND LANDING. HE SAID THAT HE NOTICED A WOBBLE AND WAS NOT SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. HE SAID THAT THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM TO "HIT" THE RUDDER PEDALS. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO AIRPLANE RESPONSE TO THE RUDDER INPUT. HE SAID THAT THE INSTRUCTOR NEXT TOLD HIM TO USE THE BRAKES. HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE VEERED HARD TO THE LEFT AFTER THE BRAKE INPUT AND CAME TO REST OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT SAID THAT ONE OF THE TAILWHEEL STEERING SPRINGS WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED AND THE RIGHT AXLE WAS FOUND BROKEN AFTER THE ACCIDENT. (-23) DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS, STUDENT MADE A THREE POINT LANDING AND DURING ROLLOUT THE TAIL WHEEL STARTED SEVERE VIBRATION. STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO ADD RIGHT RUDDER, AND WHEN THAT DID NOT CORRECT, STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO APPLY BRAKES. WHEN BRAKES WERE ADDED, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT BROKE. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND A/C DEPARTED RUNWAY. RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLOR, ALNDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
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