What happened
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The wind was reported by tower to be coming from 270 at approximately 18 to 20 knots velocity. The runway they were utilizing was 17 which would put the wind direction 100 degrees off the airplane' s flight path. Given this information, the aircraft was experiencing 18-20 knots of crosswind component. The pilot-in-command was a flight instructor giving dual instruction to a pre-solo student pilot. To correct for the crosswind, the flight instructor noted the student had right aileron and left rudder control inputs. During the landing flare, the tail tie down ring impacted the runway. The aircraft was also in a side-loaded configuration with the right wing further down (in comparison to the left wing) and the left rudder was depressed. Upon tail impacting the ground, the aircraft veered to the left due to rudder pressure. The flight instructor intervened causing the right wing to further dip down and impact the runway.
Crosswind correction that was utilized--
¦ Right aileron, left rudder
Attitude of the aircraft over the runway--
¦ Aircraft was utilizing the wing low (sideslip) crosswind correction. The
Aircraft was tracking straight down the runway over centerline at the time
Of the touched down.
Aircraft touch down on the runway between 1,000-2,000?. The aircraft was aiming to land
Beyond the 1000? Markers.
The wing make contact with the runway very soon after touchdown.
The airspeed was on final was about 70 KIAS.
As the FAA filed it
THE WIND WAS REPORTED BY TOWER TO BE COMING FROM 270 AT APPROXIMATELY 18 TO 20 KNOTS VELOCITY. THE RUNWAY THEY WERE UTILIZING WAS 17 WHICH WOULD PUT THE WIND DIRECTION 100 DEGREES OFF THE AIRPLANE' S FLIGHT PATH. GIVEN THIS INFORMATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING 18-20 KNOTS OF CROSSWIND COMPONENT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A PRE-SOLO STUDENT PILOT. TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTED THE STUDENT HAD RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER CONTROL INPUTS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE TAIL TIE DOWN RING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO IN A SIDE-LOADED CONFIGURATION WITH THE RIGHT WING FURTHER DOWN (IN COMPARISON TO THE LEFT WING) AND THE LEFT RUDDER WAS DEPRESSED. UPON TAIL IMPACTING THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT DUE TO RUDDER PRESSURE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INTERVENED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO FURTHER DIP DOWN AND IMPACT THE RUNWAY.
CROSSWIND CORRECTION THAT WAS UTILIZED--
¦ RIGHT AILERON, LEFT RUDDER
ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE RUNWAY--
¦ AIRCRAFT WAS UTILIZING THE WING LOW (SIDESLIP) CROSSWIND CORRECTION. THE
AIRCRAFT WAS TRACKING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY OVER CENTERLINE AT THE TIME
OF THE TOUCHED DOWN.
AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN ON THE RUNWAY BETWEEN 1,000-2,000?. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIMING TO LAND
BEYOND THE 1000? MARKERS.
THE WING MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY VERY SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN.
THE AIRSPEED WAS ON FINAL WAS ABOUT 70 KIAS.
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