What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This accident occurred during a flight training event. The first pilot (PIC seated in the back seat) was exercising the privileges of his flight instructor certificate by giving a flight review to the second pilot (trainee in the front seat) who was an ATP but did not have a current flight review. The flying pilot trainee had made seven uneventful landings in the hour flight then on the eighth landing he lost directional control of the aircraft and caused substantial damage to the aircraft tail, left wing, and boot cowl/firewall. The damage occurred when the flying pilot trainee applied the heel brakes in an overly aggressive fashion, causing the aircraft to tip up on the nose (striking the propeller on the ground) and then releasing the breaks and allowing the aircraft tail to fall back and impact the ground with enough force to cause substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A FLIGHT TRAINING EVENT. THE FIRST PILOT (PIC SEATED IN THE BACK SEAT) WAS EXERCISING THE PRIVILEGES OF HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE BY GIVING A FLIGHT REVIEW TO THE SECOND PILOT (TRAINEE IN THE FRONT SEAT) WHO WAS AN ATP BUT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW. THE FLYING PILOT TRAINEE HAD MADE SEVEN UNEVENTFUL LANDINGS IN THE HOUR FLIGHT THEN ON THE EIGHTH LANDING HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TAIL, LEFT WING, AND BOOT COWL/FIREWALL. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN THE FLYING PILOT TRAINEE APPLIED THE HEEL BRAKES IN AN OVERLY AGGRESSIVE FASHION, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP UP ON THE NOSE (STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE GROUND) AND THEN RELEASING THE BREAKS AND ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TAIL TO FALL BACK AND IMPACT THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.