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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna L-19E · Moriarty, NM · August 14, 2022

Date: August 14, 2022 · 11:30 local
Place: Moriarty, NM
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N320DA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA306
Reported as: Cessna L-19E
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,400 total99 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N320DARegistered now · Cessna L-19ES/N 61-2986 Airframe modelCessna L-19E Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 14, 2022, at 1130 MDT, a Cessna L-19E, a conventional gear single engine land airplane, privacy data omittedwas on a dual instructional flight from Moriarty municipal airport, new Mexico (0E0), under visual flight rules when the pilot receiving dual instruction attempted to conduct a three point landing on rwy 26 at 0E0. While rolling out the aircraft, the student pilot, getting checked out in the L19, lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft began to veer off the runway, and the instructor/pic attempted to recover the botched landing. However, the landing gear collapsed, the wing spar was bent, and the aircraft came to rest upright on the side of the runway. No FAA flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the flight instructor and his student were uninjured. The flight originated at moriarity municipal airport (0E0), new Mexico, on August 14, 2022, at 1015 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 14, 2022, AT 1130 MDT, A CESSNA L-19E, A CONVENTIONAL GEAR SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW MEXICO (0E0), UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WHEN THE PILOT RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A THREE POINT LANDING ON RWY 26 AT 0E0. WHILE ROLLING OUT THE AIRCRAFT, THE STUDENT PILOT, GETTING CHECKED OUT IN THE L19, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY, AND THE INSTRUCTOR/PIC ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER THE BOTCHED LANDING. HOWEVER, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE WING SPAR WAS BENT, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO FAA FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (0E0), NEW MEXICO, ON AUGUST 14, 2022, AT 1015 MDT.

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 WPR22LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMoriarty, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.Aug 14, 2022 · Substantial damage