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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · New Meadows, ID · September 17, 2019

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Date
September 17, 2019 · 14:51 local
Place
New Meadows, ID
Airport
New Meadows Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6741L
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA584
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total400 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N6741LRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7409121 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine 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.

Tailwheel flight instruction was being conducted at the New Meadows Airport on a grass strip in New Meadows, Idaho. The intention was to conduct take off and landing training at the same New Meadows Airport. Mid field on the east side of the runway has a tree line that blocks one third of the runways wind coming in from the east. The instructor pilot and the student pilot were taking off to the south on an approximate bearing of 220 degrees. The reported wind was between eight and twelve knots west to southwest. Still in the ground roll portion of the flight the airplane veered left approximately 30 degrees and began to nose over. Power was continually applied to keep the tail on the ground but once they passed the tree line the tail lifted up resulting in a nose over flip of the aircraft. The airplane came to rest upside down on airport property resulting in substancial damage to the aircraft. One minor injury to the student pilot from his headset bumping against his head and the interior roof of the aircraft. No injuries to the instructor pilot.

As the FAA filed it

TAILWHEEL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WAS BEING CONDUCTED AT THE NEW MEADOWS AIRPORT ON A GRASS STRIP IN NEW MEADOWS, IDAHO. THE INTENTION WAS TO CONDUCT TAKE OFF AND LANDING TRAINING AT THE SAME NEW MEADOWS AIRPORT. MID FIELD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HAS A TREE LINE THAT BLOCKS ONE THIRD OF THE RUNWAYS WIND COMING IN FROM THE EAST. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND THE STUDENT PILOT WERE TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTH ON AN APPROXIMATE BEARING OF 220 DEGREES. THE REPORTED WIND WAS BETWEEN EIGHT AND TWELVE KNOTS WEST TO SOUTHWEST. STILL IN THE GROUND ROLL PORTION OF THE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES AND BEGAN TO NOSE OVER. POWER WAS CONTINUALLY APPLIED TO KEEP THE TAIL ON THE GROUND BUT ONCE THEY PASSED THE TREE LINE THE TAIL LIFTED UP RESULTING IN A NOSE OVER FLIP OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON AIRPORT PROPERTY RESULTING IN SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ONE MINOR INJURY TO THE STUDENT PILOT FROM HIS HEADSET BUMPING AGAINST HIS HEAD AND THE INTERIOR ROOF OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT.

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 GAA19CA584Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNew Meadows, IDThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a gusting, right quartering headwind, which resulted in a noseover.Sep 17, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6741L · 1

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

Accident 19990731043879ABig Creek, ID(-23) During takeoff from Big Creek airstrip, Big Creek, ID., (60), on run way 18, the pilot stated his aircraft pitched to the left more than usual. He applied right rudder and right brake, bringing the aircraft back to the center line; as he applied more…Jul 31, 1999 · No damage