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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Silver Springs, NV · October 31, 2022

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Date: October 31, 2022 · 15:30 local
Place: Silver Springs, NV
Airport: Silver Springs Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1834N
Reported as: Cessna 120
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 175 total71 in the last 90 days

N1834NRegistered now · Cessna 120S/N 12078 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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This accident occurred during flight instruction of a certificated airman wishing to obtain a tailwheel endorsement. This was the airman's first experience with tailwheel aircraft. On the accident landing, the touchdown was normal, but the student mismanaged the controls and applied too much brake force when the aircraft began to veer from the runway. The flight instructor was unable to correct due to the suddeness of the student's reaction. The airplane then nosed over onto it's back. Injuries were minor for both instructor and student.

There will be no corrective action due to the airman's ability in a tricycle geared aircraft is not in question, and no tailwheel endorsement was obtained.

As the FAA filed it

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION OF A CERTIFICATED AIRMAN WISHING TO OBTAIN A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THIS WAS THE AIRMAN'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING, THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT THE STUDENT MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS AND APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKE FORCE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER FROM THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT DUE TO THE SUDDENESS OF THE STUDENT'S REACTION. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. INJURIES WERE MINOR FOR BOTH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT.

THERE WILL BE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION DUE TO THE AIRMAN'S ABILITY IN A TRICYCLE GEARED AIRCRAFT IS NOT IN QUESTION, AND NO TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT WAS OBTAINED.