What happened
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CFI report--when cleared for takeoff, I handled the radio?s but gave the controls to logan. He taxied out very well, he had a lot of experience in tail wheel aircraft but no real experience in the Great Lakes. We started our left turn to enter rwy 23 and the aircraft started turning faster than I felt comfortable. I told privacy data omitted to slow the turn with right rudder, but the aircraft kept moving. I assisted with rudder and stick back, power to idle. It felt like a sudden gust caught us in the turn and was really pushing on the rudder, increasing the velocity of the turn and weathervaning into the wind. privacy data omitted Said he felt no effect with right rudder, and was not aiding the turn with outside brake. As I aided control input it was too fast to complete the phrase ?I have the controls? Coherently. My plan was to let the aircraft turn around 360 degrees or roll into the grass to slow the momentum. For some reason privacy data omitted aggressively hit the brakes, the aircraft nosed over, and I shut off the aircraft as quickly as possible as the aircraft bounced back on its tail. The propeller hit dirt and vegetation to the east of rwy 23.
As the FAA filed it
CFI REPORT--WHEN CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, I HANDLED THE RADIO?S BUT GAVE THE CONTROLS TO LOGAN. HE TAXIED OUT VERY WELL, HE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT BUT NO REAL EXPERIENCE IN THE GREAT LAKES. WE STARTED OUR LEFT TURN TO ENTER RWY 23 AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING FASTER THAN I FELT COMFORTABLE. I TOLD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO SLOW THE TURN WITH RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT MOVING. I ASSISTED WITH RUDDER AND STICK BACK, POWER TO IDLE. IT FELT LIKE A SUDDEN GUST CAUGHT US IN THE TURN AND WAS REALLY PUSHING ON THE RUDDER, INCREASING THE VELOCITY OF THE TURN AND WEATHERVANING INTO THE WIND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE FELT NO EFFECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER, AND WAS NOT AIDING THE TURN WITH OUTSIDE BRAKE. AS I AIDED CONTROL INPUT IT WAS TOO FAST TO COMPLETE THE PHRASE ?I HAVE THE CONTROLS? COHERENTLY. MY PLAN WAS TO LET THE AIRCRAFT TURN AROUND 360 DEGREES OR ROLL INTO THE GRASS TO SLOW THE MOMENTUM. FOR SOME REASON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGGRESSIVELY HIT THE BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, AND I SHUT OFF THE AIRCRAFT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK ON ITS TAIL. THE PROPELLER HIT DIRT AND VEGETATION TO THE EAST OF RWY 23.
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