- Date
- July 7, 1993, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Athens, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70894Piper J3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930707022759A
- Case key
- 3237
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Probable cause
The dual student's improper application of wheel brakes prior to lowering the tail wheel and inadequate supervision by the CFI.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight instructor stated that during a wheels landing, the aircraft veered off to the right and the aircraft seemed to brake and nosed over. He stated that the dual student was flying the aircraft at the time of the accident, and had control of the brakes.
Factual narrative
On July 7, 1993, at about 1445 eastern daylight time, a Piper J3, N70894 was substantially damaged following a collision with terrain during a landing attempt at Athens, Georgia. Neither the flight instructor, nor the private student were injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by Georgia Flight Academy of Athens, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed for the local, instructional flight. The flight departed Athens at about 1400.
The flight instructor reported that during a wheel landing, the aircraft veered off to the right and nosed over. He stated that he thought that the student applied the aircraft brakes prior to lowering the tail wheel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70894
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17919
- Airframe hours
- 2,723
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Georgia Flight Of De, doing business as Georgia Flight Acadamy
- Registered owner
- Georgia Flight Of De, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1993 · 16 hours before
- Airport
- AHN · Ben Epps, runway 27, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 370 total · 33 in this make and model · 299 as pilot in command · 66 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N70894 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.