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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Talkeetna, AK · June 4, 2018

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Date
June 4, 2018 · 12:00 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7257D
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA324
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,037 total92 in this make and model228 in the last 90 days
N7257DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-5084 · Built 1957Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Student pilot training flight with flight instructor on board. During the 5th landing on a gravel bar, the aircraft encountered a downdraft/headwind/windshear that reduced the airspeed significantly. The loss of airspeed caused the left wing to stall, the student pilot immediately moved the control stick to the right magnifying the stall. The flight instructor immediately gave full right rudder input which caused the aircraft to yaw. The aircraft landed hard on the gravel bar in a nose left yaw orientation. The left wingtip hit the ground first, then the left landing gear hit and was ripped from the aircraft causing the prop to strike the ground and more damage to the left wing and empannage. The aircraft spun on the ground about 180 degrees and came to a stop. There were no injuries, the flight instructor called the flight school who sent another airplane to pick him and the student pilot up. That afternoon the flight school arranged to have the aircraft "lifted" to the flight school.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT TRAINING FLIGHT WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. DURING THE 5TH LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT/HEADWIND/WINDSHEAR THAT REDUCED THE AIRSPEED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE LOSS OF AIRSPEED CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO STALL, THE STUDENT PILOT IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE CONTROL STICK TO THE RIGHT MAGNIFYING THE STALL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY GAVE FULL RIGHT RUDDER INPUT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE GRAVEL BAR IN A NOSE LEFT YAW ORIENTATION. THE LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE GROUND FIRST, THEN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT AND WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND MORE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND EMPANNAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN ON THE GROUND ABOUT 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CALLED THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WHO SENT ANOTHER AIRPLANE TO PICK HIM AND THE STUDENT PILOT UP. THAT AFTERNOON THE FLIGHT SCHOOL ARRANGED TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT "LIFTED" TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA18CA324Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe flight instructor’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain a proper descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.Jun 4, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7257D · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20120514010849ALanding: Touchdown · Talkeetna, AKStudent was landing runway 36 at Talkeetna,Alaska (tka). Upon touch down, the aircraft drifted to the right. The student overcorrected, lost control of aircraft and aircraft ground looped coming to a stop in the gravel off the runway.May 14, 2012 · Substantial damageAccident 20060415007169ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Birchwood, AK(-23) During an interview regarding this accident, [privacy data omitted] a certificated flight instructor, stated that he failed to maintain adequate oversight of his student pilot. The student was conducting the landing under the influence of a 7 knot right…Apr 15, 2006 · Substantial damage