What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The instructor pilot was conducting a part 91 training lfight for a private pilot student. On the day of the accident, the instructor pilot was demonstarting slow flight, stalls, and steep turns to the student. The instructor and student departed Montrose Regional Airport (mtj) to perform the previously mentioned maneuvers. After the training was completed, the instructor returned to mjt to perform three stop-and-go landings with the student. The first two landings were completed without incident. On the third stop-and-go landing, the instructor decelerated the aircraft on runway centerline for approximately 40 yard. The instructor stated that the aircraft veered left on the runway, he applied right rudder to correct for the veer. The instructor said he felt a right gust of wind on the aircraft fusalage which further weathervaned the aircraft to the right. The instructor attempted to arrest the right turn with left rudder but the momentum of the aircraft was too great and the tail of the aircraft contunued forward. As the aircraft spun to the right, the force on the aircraft created a side load which collapsed the left main landing gear and caused the propellor to strike the ground.
As the FAA filed it
THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A PART 91 TRAINING LFIGHT FOR A PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS DEMONSTARTING SLOW FLIGHT, STALLS, AND STEEP TURNS TO THE STUDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED MONTROSE REGIONAL AIRPORT (MTJ) TO PERFORM THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED MANEUVERS. AFTER THE TRAINING WAS COMPLETED, THE INSTRUCTOR RETURNED TO MJT TO PERFORM THREE STOP-AND-GO LANDINGS WITH THE STUDENT. THE FIRST TWO LANDINGS WERE COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE THIRD STOP-AND-GO LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR DECELERATED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 YARD. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT ON THE RUNWAY, HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT FOR THE VEER. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE FELT A RIGHT GUST OF WIND ON THE AIRCRAFT FUSALAGE WHICH FURTHER WEATHERVANED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO ARREST THE RIGHT TURN WITH LEFT RUDDER BUT THE MOMENTUM OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO GREAT AND THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTUNUED FORWARD. AS THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT, THE FORCE ON THE AIRCRAFT CREATED A SIDE LOAD WHICH COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND CAUSED THE PROPELLOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.