What happened
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The airman was providing flight instruction in a PA-18 for a tailwheel endorsement at the Palmer Municipal Airport, Alaska. The weather was VFR with light winds.
On the third landing the student slowed the airplane down and started applying breaks. At that time the airplane started to quickly veer to the left. The instructor added right brake to stop the airplane from proceeding to the left. Then the student pushed the stick all the way forward and the airplane when up on its nose and struck the propellor. The aircraft slid approximately 20 to 30 feet and the tail of the airplane came back down on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A PA-18 FOR A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AT THE PALMER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ALASKA. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS.
ON THE THIRD LANDING THE STUDENT SLOWED THE AIRPLANE DOWN AND STARTED APPLYING BREAKS. AT THAT TIME THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO QUICKLY VEER TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED RIGHT BRAKE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE FROM PROCEEDING TO THE LEFT. THEN THE STUDENT PUSHED THE STICK ALL THE WAY FORWARD AND THE AIRPLANE WHEN UP ON ITS NOSE AND STRUCK THE PROPELLOR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 FEET AND THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE CAME BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY.
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