20091203054149I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Oxnard, CA · December 3, 2009

Date: December 3, 2009 · 15:57 local
Place: Oxnard, CA
Airport: Oxnard
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N185TK
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N185TKRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18504366 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Mr. Koff was giving instruction to a student working towards a tail wheel endorsement. On landing roll, after touchdown, student tried to make a minor correction with the rudder, but accidently applied pressure to the left toe-brake as well. This caused the airplane to yaw to the left much more quickly than was anticipated, causing the left wing to be low and the right wheel off the ground, causing the aircraft to ground loop. Mr. Koff called for the addition of power, but the student did not respond. Mr. Koff stated he was unable to apply power due to the student covering the throttle. Mr. Koff assisted the student in controlling the aircraft, and allowed the aircraft to depart the runway. Block 31: atqa will not accept pilot certificate number, 2159826

As the FAA filed it

MR. KOFF WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT WORKING TOWARDS A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. ON LANDING ROLL, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, STUDENT TRIED TO MAKE A MINOR CORRECTION WITH THE RUDDER, BUT ACCIDENTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE LEFT TOE-BRAKE AS WELL. THIS CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO YAW TO THE LEFT MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN WAS ANTICIPATED, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO BE LOW AND THE RIGHT WHEEL OFF THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. MR. KOFF CALLED FOR THE ADDITION OF POWER, BUT THE STUDENT DID NOT RESPOND. MR. KOFF STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO APPLY POWER DUE TO THE STUDENT COVERING THE THROTTLE. MR. KOFF ASSISTED THE STUDENT IN CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT, AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY. BLOCK 31: ATQA WILL NOT ACCEPT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER, 2159826