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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · S.O.C.A.T.A. MS RALLYE 235C · Yakima, WA · June 9, 2022

Date: June 9, 2022 · 11:06 local
Place: Yakima, WA
Airport: Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N40KH
Reported as: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS Rallye 235C
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total105 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N40KHRegistered now · S.O.C.A.T.A. MS RALLYE 235CS/N 13082 · Built 1979 Airframe modelS.O.C.A.T.A. MS RALLYE 235C Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During a tailwheel instruction flight at kykm, the brakes were applied with enough force to lift the empennage of the aircraft, causing a propeller strike. No injuries, minor aircraft damage.

The pilot was a CFI providing instruction in a tailwheel aircraft. The student was practicing landings and was in control of the aircraft at the time. After the last landing, the aircraft started to oscillate horizontally during rollout. The CFI attempted to minimize the movement with rudder input (the CFI did not take the controls from the student, only made the input), but felt the student press too firmly on the brakes, causing the tail to lift and the propeller to strike the runway. The instructor stated that the student's performance up to that point was good. The CFI stated that the student pressed on the brakes too quickly for him to instruct her to stop. He stated that he did not brief over-braking with his student, but mentioned he would include that in future pre-flight briefings.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A TAILWHEEL INSTRUCTION FLIGHT AT KYKM, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO LIFT THE EMPENNAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE. NO INJURIES, MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

THE PILOT WAS A CFI PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AND WAS IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME. AFTER THE LAST LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO OSCILLATE HORIZONTALLY DURING ROLLOUT. THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO MINIMIZE THE MOVEMENT WITH RUDDER INPUT (THE CFI DID NOT TAKE THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT, ONLY MADE THE INPUT), BUT FELT THE STUDENT PRESS TOO FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE TAIL TO LIFT AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE UP TO THAT POINT WAS GOOD. THE CFI STATED THAT THE STUDENT PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TOO QUICKLY FOR HIM TO INSTRUCT HER TO STOP. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT BRIEF OVER-BRAKING WITH HIS STUDENT, BUT MENTIONED HE WOULD INCLUDE THAT IN FUTURE PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFINGS.