What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During an interview regarding this accident, privacy data omitted a certificated flight instructor, stated that he failed to maintain adequate oversight of his student pilot. The student was conducting the landing under the influence of a 7 knot right crosswind, to a dry paved runway, in an airplane equipped with oversized tires. The flight instructor privacy data omitted further stated that by the time he realized the student pilot had lost directional control of the aircraft, insufficient time remained for him to take control and make the necessary corrections. As a result of the loss of directional control, the aircraft ground looped and was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN INTERVIEW REGARDING THIS ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY D^ A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, STATED THAT HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OVERSIGHT OF HIS STUDENT PILOT. THE STUDENT WAS CONDUCTING THE LANDING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A 7 KNOT RIGHT CROSSWIND, TO A DRY PAVED RUNWAY, IN AN AIRPLANE EQUIPPED WITH OVERSIZED TIRES. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY D^ FURTHER STATED THAT BY THE TIME HE REALIZED THE STUDENT PILOT HAD LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, INSUFFICIENT TIME REMAINED FOR HIM TO TAKE CONTROL AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N7257D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.