What happened
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(.19)On may 21, 2001, about 1430 pacific daylight time, a Piper J3F-65 airplane, N29042, sustained substantial damage subsequent to a nose-over at a private airstrip near Brush Prairie, Washington. The airplane is owned and operated by evergreen flying service, vancouver, Washington, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) instructional flight under the provisions of title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. The first pilot, a certified flight instructor, and the second pilot, a private pilot receiving instruction, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. The flight originated at evergreen field, vancouver, Washington, approximately 45 minutes prior to the accident. During a conversation with the national transportation safety board on may 24, the instructor pilot stated that he and the second pilot were back taxiing on the westbound turf runway. The pilot said that during the high-speed taxi maneuver, the airplane veered to the left. He stated he compensated by applying rudder; however, the airplane continued to the left, encountered tall grass, and nosed over. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were from the northwest at 10-15 knots. The airplane sustained substantial damage the fuselage. (-23)CFI and student landed on a sod airstrip. The estimated headwind was 10/15 knots. While taxiing downwind to the takeoff position the CFI told the student to perform a high-speed taxi. Shortly after establishing the high-speed taxi, the aircraft started veering to the left toward the high grass on the side of the mowed area being used for the runway. The CFI took control of the aircraft and attempted to keep the aircraft in the mowed area. He did not try to stop the aircraft by applying the brakes and , instead, tried to keep the aircraft in mowed area using only rudder . He was unable to keep the aircraft in the mowed area and it entered the tall grass on the left side of the mowed area. The high grass caused the aircraft to suddenly stop. Since the tail of the aircraft was already off the ground due to the high-speed taxi maneuver, the momentum of the sudden stop and the tailwind caused the aircraft to flip upside down causing substantial damage to the aricraft. privacy data omitted privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 21, 2001, ABOUT 1430 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER J3F-65 AIRPLANE, N29042, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUBSEQUENT TO A NOSE-OVER AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR BRUSH PRAIRIE, WASHINGTON. THE AIRPLANE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY EVERGREEN FLYING SERVICE, VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, AND WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FIRST PILOT, A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND THE SECOND PILOT, A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EVERGREEN FIELD, VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING A CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ON MAY 24, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT HE AND THE SECOND PILOT WERE BACK TAXIING ON THE WESTBOUND TURF RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE HIGH-SPEED TAXI MANEUVER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE STATED HE COMPENSATED BY APPLYING RUDDER; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE LEFT, ENCOUNTERED TALL GRASS, AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THE FUSELAGE. (-23)CFI AND STUDENT LANDED ON A SOD AIRSTRIP. THE ESTIMATED HEADWIND WAS 10/15 KNOTS. WHILE TAXIING DOWNWIND TO THE TAKEOFF POSITION THE CFI TOLD THE STUDENT TO PERFORM A HIGH-SPEED TAXI. SHORTLY AFTER ESTABLISHING THE HIGH-SPEED TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT TOWARD THE HIGH GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE MOWED AREA BEING USED FOR THE RUNWAY. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE MOWED AREA. HE DID NOT TRY TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND , INSTEAD, TRIED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT IN MOWED AREA USING ONLY RUDDER . HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE MOWED AREA AND IT ENTERED THE TALL GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOWED AREA. THE HIGH GRASS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SUDDENLY STOP. SINCE THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY OFF THE GROUND DUE TO THE HIGH-SPEED TAXI MANEUVER, THE MOMENTUM OF THE SUDDEN STOP AND THE TAILWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ARICRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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