20140721014859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schweizer 269C-1 · Titusville, FL · July 21, 2014

Date
July 21, 2014 · 12:45 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Airport
Space Coast Regional
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1830D
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14CA348
Reported as
Schweizer 269C-1
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO-360-G1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total268 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During an instructional flight the crew went through a settling with power manuver. Immediately upon recovery the instructor simulated an engine failure. The student manuvered the aircraft to a safe landing area. As the aircraft approached the ground the student made a control input that the instuctor did not agree with. The instructor then took the controls and tried to recover the aircraft. The tail skid made contact with the ground followed by the left rear main skid and the aircraft rolled over on it's left side.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE CREW WENT THROUGH A SETTLING WITH POWER MANUVER. IMMEDIATELY UPON RECOVERY THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE STUDENT MANUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE LANDING AREA. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GROUND THE STUDENT MADE A CONTROL INPUT THAT THE INSTUCTOR DID NOT AGREE WITH. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS AND TRIED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. THE TAIL SKID MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT REAR MAIN SKID AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE.

NTSB investigation

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