What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A flight instructor was conducting the second supervised solo of a student pilot in a Cessna 150 with a tailwheel conversion at the Willow airpoprt (uuo) Alaska. He stated after completing two (2) good landings on runway three one (31) with the student pilot, he instructed the student pilot to drop him off at the intersection of the taxiway and runway. He then instructed the student to complete three solo traffic patterns with normal take off and landings and then return to his location. The flight instructor said after the student pilot completed his third landing during the supervised solo, he powered up the aircraft to a high speed taxi attempting to clear the runway onto a taxiway. The student pilot stated the aircraft was at a high speed taxi when he lost directional control departing the runway causing the left wing to contact a large snow pile. The aircraft then spun around and nosed over with the right wing contacting the snow, causing substantial damage. The flight instructor stated they reported the accident to the palmer flight service station (fss) by phone. According to the flight instructor and the student pilot, personnel at the palmer fss informed them if the accident occurred during taxi, it was not considered an accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING THE SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO OF A STUDENT PILOT IN A CESSNA 150 WITH A TAILWHEEL CONVERSION AT THE WILLOW AIRPOPRT (UUO) ALASKA. HE STATED AFTER COMPLETING TWO (2) GOOD LANDINGS ON RUNWAY THREE ONE (31) WITH THE STUDENT PILOT, HE INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO DROP HIM OFF AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY. HE THEN INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO COMPLETE THREE SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERNS WITH NORMAL TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS AND THEN RETURN TO HIS LOCATION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID AFTER THE STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED HIS THIRD LANDING DURING THE SUPERVISED SOLO, HE POWERED UP THE AIRCRAFT TO A HIGH SPEED TAXI ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY ONTO A TAXIWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A HIGH SPEED TAXI WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DEPARTING THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT A LARGE SNOW PILE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN AROUND AND NOSED OVER WITH THE RIGHT WING CONTACTING THE SNOW, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THEY REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE PALMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) BY PHONE. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT, PERSONNEL AT THE PALMER FSS INFORMED THEM IF THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TAXI, IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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