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FAA accident report · Amtr THORP T-18 · Reno, NV · April 27, 2006

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Date
April 27, 2006 · 18:50 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Stead Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N778T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06CA149
Reported as
Amtr THORPT18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total3 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N778TRegistration cancelled Aug 31, 2006 · Thomas-Michael THORP T-18S/N 1124 · Built 1979Airframe modelThomas-Michael THORP T-18Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot-in-command, serving as an instructor to the aircraft owner, was in the right seat when the private pilot receiving instruction, flying from the left seat, was making his second landing at Stead airport. During the touchdown, the aircraft veered to the left. The person under instruction stated that he initially applied power to the aircraft but this did not enable him to regain directional control so he started applying the brakes which exacerbated the directional problem in this conventional aircraft. The instructor did not have brakes from the right side in the T-18 aircraft. The instructor called for power for a takeoff but the other pilot continued with the braking until the aircraft left the runway and skidded in the dirt where it flipped over coming to rest in the inverted position. No fire. Substantial damage to aircraft included both prop blades broken off, wing spar bent, right landing gear leg bent back, vertical fin and rudder crumpled, windshield and canopy destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, SERVING AS AN INSTRUCTOR TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT WHEN THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT, WAS MAKING HIS SECOND LANDING AT STEAD AIRPORT. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PERSON UNDER INSTRUCTION STATED THAT HE INITIALLY APPLIED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT BUT THIS DID NOT ENABLE HIM TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SO HE STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES WHICH EXACERBATED THE DIRECTIONAL PROBLEM IN THIS CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT HAVE BRAKES FROM THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE T-18 AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR POWER FOR A TAKEOFF BUT THE OTHER PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE BRAKING UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED IN THE DIRT WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION. NO FIRE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BOTH PROP BLADES BROKEN OFF, WING SPAR BENT, RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG BENT BACK, VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER CRUMPLED, WINDSHIELD AND CANOPY DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX06CA149Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportReno, NVthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.Apr 28, 2006 · Substantial damage