What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A student pilot was training for flight controls of a tail wheel type aircraft. The flight was under the operational control of the listed pilot.
During a training flight landing the aircraft bounced out of control and crashed/landed at a sideways angle at klmt.
Observable damage:
The aircraft sustained major damage to the right wing spar and right stabilizer, the fuselage has crinkles on the left side in front of the left landing gear (suspect torsion pull from engine movement - and separation of the firewall), the right wheel/tire assembly was dislodged and the landing leg was bent inwards.
There were several scraps in the runway from the landing gear leg after the wheel dislodged.
The scraps were approximately 30-40 feet long.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT WAS TRAINING FOR FLIGHT CONTROLS OF A TAIL WHEEL TYPE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT WAS UNDER THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE LISTED PILOT.
DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED/LANDED AT A SIDEWAYS ANGLE AT KLMT.
OBSERVABLE DAMAGE:
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR AND RIGHT STABILIZER, THE FUSELAGE HAS CRINKLES ON THE LEFT SIDE IN FRONT OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR (SUSPECT TORSION PULL FROM ENGINE MOVEMENT - AND SEPARATION OF THE FIREWALL), THE RIGHT WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS DISLODGED AND THE LANDING LEG WAS BENT INWARDS.
THERE WERE SEVERAL SCRAPS IN THE RUNWAY FROM THE LANDING GEAR LEG AFTER THE WHEEL DISLODGED.
THE SCRAPS WERE APPROXIMATELY 30-40 FEET LONG.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.