What happened
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(-23) The purpose of this flight was dual instruction for privacy data omitted to acquire a tail wheel endorsement. On may 4, 2009, privacy data omitted, CFI #301564596, was serving as pilot-in-command of N7068H, Piper J3C-65 aircraft, and providing dual instruction to privacy data omitted #2759518. privacy data omitted Received his first lesson consisting to taxing a tail wheel aircraft. On may 5, 2009, at approximately 1115 local time, privacy data omitted PIC, (who was occupying the forward seat) providing dual instruction to privacy data omitted, (who was occupying the rear seat). privacy data omitted Was receiving his second lesson consisting of a tail high, high speed taxi from runway 09 @ P15 airport. There was no intention of flight time on this lesson. privacy data omitted, CFI, stated "as the tail became airborne, N7068H made an unexpected, uncommanded turn to the right. privacy data omitted Applied right rudder which further aggravated the right turn." privacy data omitted Took control of the aircraft. At the same time N7068H exited runway 9 into a swale (a shallow trough like depression that carries water mainly during rainstorms or snow melts), which parallels the entire length of runway 09. N7068H was catapulted (bounced) off the upslope of the swale and became airborne with insufficient airspeed. N7068H was going to make a direct impact into a hangar. privacy data omitted Executed a hard left turn, and subsequently scraped the left wing tip with the pavement. Without sufficient area to maneuver, the right wing tip struck a portion of a hangar. The impact caused damage to approximatley the last three feet of the right wing and right wingtip. N7068H came to a stop on approximately a 270 degree heading. No further damage to the aircraft and no injuries to either occupant. N7068H departed at approximately 1115 local. The wind was reported from ene to e and was gusting to approximately 11.0 mph (13 knots). This event was classified as an incident by airworthiness inspection jlo;EA-03. privacy data omitted Was counseled on situational awareness by this office.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS DUAL INSTRUCTION FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ACQUIRE A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. ON MAY 4, 2009, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CFI #301564596, WAS SERVING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N7068H, PIPER J3C-65 AIRCRAFT, AND PROVIDING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ #2759518. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED HIS FIRST LESSON CONSISTING TO TAXING A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. ON MAY 5, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC, (WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE FORWARD SEAT) PROVIDING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, (WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING HIS SECOND LESSON CONSISTING OF A TAIL HIGH, HIGH SPEED TAXI FROM RUNWAY 09 @ P15 AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO INTENTION OF FLIGHT TIME ON THIS LESSON. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CFI, STATED "AS THE TAIL BECAME AIRBORNE, N7068H MADE AN UNEXPECTED, UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER WHICH FURTHER AGGRAVATED THE RIGHT TURN." ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THE SAME TIME N7068H EXITED RUNWAY 9 INTO A SWALE (A SHALLOW TROUGH LIKE DEPRESSION THAT CARRIES WATER MAINLY DURING RAINSTORMS OR SNOW MELTS), WHICH PARALLELS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF RUNWAY 09. N7068H WAS CATAPULTED (BOUNCED) OFF THE UPSLOPE OF THE SWALE AND BECAME AIRBORNE WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. N7068H WAS GOING TO MAKE A DIRECT IMPACT INTO A HANGAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED A HARD LEFT TURN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY SCRAPED THE LEFT WING TIP WITH THE PAVEMENT. WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AREA TO MANEUVER, THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A PORTION OF A HANGAR. THE IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO APPROXIMATLEY THE LAST THREE FEET OF THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT WINGTIP. N7068H CAME TO A STOP ON APPROXIMATELY A 270 DEGREE HEADING. NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT. N7068H DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 LOCAL. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM ENE TO E AND WAS GUSTING TO APPROXIMATELY 11.0 MPH (13 KNOTS). THIS EVENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION JLO;EA-03. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COUNSELED ON SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BY THIS OFFICE.
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