What happened
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(.19) On may 11, 2002, at 1520 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 170B, N3462C, veered off runway 26R and ground looped while landing at the Brown field airport, San Diego, California. The airplane was operated by the flight instructor under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 of the federal aviation regulations. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport licensed flight instructor and a dual primary student were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area instructional flight that originated from the gillespie airport, el cajon, California, at 1515. No flight plan was filed. The winds at the time were from 300 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15. In a telephone interview, the flight instructor reported that they entered the traffic pattern with the intention of performing touch-and-go pattern operations. The student performed the touchdown and the airplane began veering off the runway. By the time the flight instructor assumed control, the airplane was heading off the pavement. He added power in an attempt to takeoff; however, the airplane ground looped and came to rest about 500 feet north of runway 26R on airport property. The instructor reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures. He noted that he let the student go too FAR before he intervened. (-23) in a telephone interview, the instructor reported that the instructor and primary student were intending to accomplish a touch-and-go landing upon entering the traffic pattern at Brown Field Municipal Airport at San Diego, CA. The winds were 300 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15. The student accomplished the landing and the aircraft began to veer off the runway. By the time the instructor was able to take over control, the aircraft was traveling on the dirt and through the sagebrush. The instructor was unable to regain flight before the aircraft traversed some rough terrain and the left main gear was ripped off the aircraft. Neither the instructor or the student was injured. The instructor reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures. FAA iic traveled to gillespie field to examine aircraft on 05/13/2002.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MAY 11, 2002, AT 1520 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N3462C, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 26R AND GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING AT THE BROWN FIELD AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT LICENSED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A DUAL PRIMARY STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE GILLESPIE AIRPORT, EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, AT 1515. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THEY ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH THE INTENTION OF PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO PATTERN OPERATIONS. THE STUDENT PERFORMED THE TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY. BY THE TIME THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADING OFF THE PAVEMENT. HE ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 500 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAY 26R ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES. HE NOTED THAT HE LET THE STUDENT GO TOO FAR BEFORE HE INTERVENED. (-23) IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUCTOR AND PRIMARY STUDENT WERE INTENDING TO ACCOMPLISH A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING UPON ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT BROWN FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT SAN DIEGO, CA. THE WINDS WERE 300 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15. THE STUDENT ACCOMPLISHED THE LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY. BY THE TIME THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO TAKE OVER CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING ON THE DIRT AND THROUGH THE SAGEBRUSH. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN FLIGHT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TRAVERSED SOME ROUGH TERRAIN AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS RIPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT. NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR OR THE STUDENT WAS INJURED. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES. FAA IIC TRAVELED TO GILLESPIE FIELD TO EXAMINE AIRCRAFT ON 05/13/2002.
NTSB investigation
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