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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA18 · Big Lake, AK · May 18, 2008

Date: May 18, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place: Big Lake, AK
Airport: Big Lake
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N246LD
Reported as: Piper PA18
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total2,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N246LDRegistered now · Piper PA-18-135S/N 18-1945 · Built 1952 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Instructor pilot indicated that while on takeoff on runway 25 his student inadvertantly stepped on the wrong rudder and possibly the brake. As the student pilot began to lose control of the aircraft the instructor pilot said to his student "I have the airplane". The then proceeded to regain control of the aircraft. The instructor pilot further indicated that because of his students shoe size (size 13) that the student pilot never got completely off of the rudder or brake. The aircraft drifted off to the right side of the runway and onto the soft taxiway. As the aircraft came to a stop the right tire sank upto the axle and the aircraft wing came in contact with the ground causing some minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR PILOT INDICATED THAT WHILE ON TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 25 HIS STUDENT INADVERTANTLY STEPPED ON THE WRONG RUDDER AND POSSIBLY THE BRAKE. AS THE STUDENT PILOT BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SAID TO HIS STUDENT "I HAVE THE AIRPLANE". THE THEN PROCEEDED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT FURTHER INDICATED THAT BECAUSE OF HIS STUDENTS SHOE SIZE (SIZE 13) THAT THE STUDENT PILOT NEVER GOT COMPLETELY OFF OF THE RUDDER OR BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE SOFT TAXIWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP THE RIGHT TIRE SANK UPTO THE AXLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE.