What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The instructional flight began at shafter minter field, where 18 landings were completed. The flight then proceeded south to private Property, where one landing was demonstrated before allowing the pilot under instruction (pui) to attempt to complete a landing. The touchdown of that landing was accomplished on the center portion of a dirt road, but when the pui attempted to slow down, with the power idle and the stick back, the plane began to pull to the right. Left rudder was applied by the pui, but corrective actions were insufficient to prevent the accident. The aircraft continued to pull right. The instructor then applied full left rudder and brake, but stated that the aircraft appeared unresponsive to the applied left rudder and brake. The aircraft proceeded to drift into a dirt mound, causing damage to the aircraft. Both occupants of the aircraft were uninjured during
This incident. Subsequent inspection of the aircraft braking system performed by NTSB desgnated inspection personnel at the salvage facility revealed no defects which would have prevented brake operation.
As the FAA filed it
THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEGAN AT SHAFTER MINTER FIELD, WHERE 18 LANDINGS WERE COMPLETED. THE FLIGHT THEN PROCEEDED SOUTH TO PRIVATE PROPERTY, WHERE ONE LANDING WAS DEMONSTRATED BEFORE ALLOWING THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION (PUI) TO ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE A LANDING. THE TOUCHDOWN OF THAT LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE CENTER PORTION OF A DIRT ROAD, BUT WHEN THE PUI ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, WITH THE POWER IDLE AND THE STICK BACK, THE PLANE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED BY THE PUI, BUT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PULL RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE, BUT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED UNRESPONSIVE TO THE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO DRIFT INTO A DIRT MOUND, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNINJURED DURING
THIS INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM PERFORMED BY NTSB DESGNATED INSPECTION PERSONNEL AT THE SALVAGE FACILITY REVEALED NO DEFECTS WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED BRAKE OPERATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.