What happened
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FAA inspectors statement ? Accident investigation
NTSB # ERA22LA128
Atqa no.: ASO1922029
Registration: N6493M
Sas activity id: SO19202208805
Make: 1948 Stinson
Model: 108-3
Serial number: 108-4493
Annual aircraft/engine/propeller condition inspection:
Most recent annual inspection
Dated 05/20/2021 most recent 100 hour inspections
Dated 05/20/2021
Total time airframe ? 3075.1 hours
Total time engine ? 3075.1 hours
Total time propeller ? 2738.5 (since 5/20/2021)
Total time tbo ? 1432.1 hours total time airframe ? 3075.1 hours
Total time engine ? 3075.1 hours
Total time propeller ? 2738.5 (since 5/20/2021)
When: February 16, 2022 1118 EST
Where: 1948 Stinson 108-3, registration N6493M with two people on board flying, took off from palm beach county glades, Pahokee (phk) airport. Aircraft last track was at 0 feet on a heading of 360° on the west side of runway 36 at palm beach county glades (phk) Pahokee Airport, Florida. The aircraft was found on February 16, 2022 at around 1:00 p.m by inspectors from the south Florida FSDO.
What: part 91 operation, N6493M was operated and flight instruction was provided. The aircraft was operating under VFR departing Pahokee in the grass, west of runway 36.
The following statement from given from the pilot in command / CFI:
During take off, early on the roll, tail began to fly and raise up w/ the assist of fwd elevator prssure. The tail started to settle a little and more fwd pressure was applied, too much. Not sure if brakes were applied by pilot flying. Pilot flying does not recall. Instructor was unable to keep the aircraft from nosing over before the prop tips made contact with the grass. Aircraft was at approximately 25 mph and the fwd momentum raised the tail, tail over nose while the propeller decelerated the aircraft. Pilot flying the aircraft was receiving tailwheel training and was not yet endorsed.
The following statement from given from the pilot receiving instruction:
Taking off rwy 36 in the grass. The aircraft tail lifted off the ground too much. The propeller struck the ground. The airplane flipped over
Onto the wings
During the investigation it was learned that the airman receiving instruction did not have a tailwheel endorsement and was unable to act as pilot in command, hence the reason for instruction.
It is this inspector?s opinion that late, or a lack of instructional intervention from the CFI to the pilot receiving instruction, was not able to provide a timely correction to prevent the aircraft from flipping over its nose and not maintaining proper elevator pressure and application of brakes from pilot flying.
As the FAA filed it
FAA INSPECTORS STATEMENT ? ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
NTSB # ERA22LA128
ATQA NO.: ASO1922029
REGISTRATION: N6493M
SAS ACTIVITY ID: SO19202208805
MAKE: 1948 STINSON
MODEL: 108-3
SERIAL NUMBER: 108-4493
ANNUAL AIRCRAFT/ENGINE/PROPELLER CONDITION INSPECTION:
MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION
DATED 05/20/2021 MOST RECENT 100 HOUR INSPECTIONS
DATED 05/20/2021
TOTAL TIME AIRFRAME ? 3075.1 HOURS
TOTAL TIME ENGINE ? 3075.1 HOURS
TOTAL TIME PROPELLER ? 2738.5 (SINCE 5/20/2021)
TOTAL TIME TBO ? 1432.1 HOURS TOTAL TIME AIRFRAME ? 3075.1 HOURS
TOTAL TIME ENGINE ? 3075.1 HOURS
TOTAL TIME PROPELLER ? 2738.5 (SINCE 5/20/2021)
WHEN: FEBRUARY 16, 2022 1118 EST
WHERE: 1948 STINSON 108-3, REGISTRATION N6493M WITH TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD FLYING, TOOK OFF FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES, PAHOKEE (PHK) AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LAST TRACK WAS AT 0 FEET ON A HEADING OF 360° ON THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 36 AT PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES (PHK) PAHOKEE AIRPORT, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND ON FEBRUARY 16, 2022 AT AROUND 1:00 P.M BY INSPECTORS FROM THE SOUTH FLORIDA FSDO.
WHAT: PART 91 OPERATION, N6493M WAS OPERATED AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WAS PROVIDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER VFR DEPARTING PAHOKEE IN THE GRASS, WEST OF RUNWAY 36.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT FROM GIVEN FROM THE PILOT IN COMMAND / CFI:
DURING TAKE OFF, EARLY ON THE ROLL, TAIL BEGAN TO FLY AND RAISE UP W/ THE ASSIST OF FWD ELEVATOR PRSSURE. THE TAIL STARTED TO SETTLE A LITTLE AND MORE FWD PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, TOO MUCH. NOT SURE IF BRAKES WERE APPLIED BY PILOT FLYING. PILOT FLYING DOES NOT RECALL. INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM NOSING OVER BEFORE THE PROP TIPS MADE CONTACT WITH THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE FWD MOMENTUM RAISED THE TAIL, TAIL OVER NOSE WHILE THE PROPELLER DECELERATED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECEIVING TAILWHEEL TRAINING AND WAS NOT YET ENDORSED.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT FROM GIVEN FROM THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION:
TAKING OFF RWY 36 IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT TAIL LIFTED OFF THE GROUND TOO MUCH. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER
ONTO THE WINGS
DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE AIRMAN RECEIVING INSTRUCTION DID NOT HAVE A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND WAS UNABLE TO ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND, HENCE THE REASON FOR INSTRUCTION.
IT IS THIS INSPECTOR?S OPINION THAT LATE, OR A LACK OF INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTION FROM THE CFI TO THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A TIMELY CORRECTION TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM FLIPPING OVER ITS NOSE AND NOT MAINTAINING PROPER ELEVATOR PRESSURE AND APPLICATION OF BRAKES FROM PILOT FLYING.