- Date
- March 31, 2001, 09:46 local (17:46 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4315BCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20010331034149A
- Case key
- 51998
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Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his dual student who used excessive braking on landing resulting in the airplane's nose over.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the airplane slowed on landing roll, the tail suddenly began to rise and the propeller struck the ground and the airplane nosed over. The flight instructor stated that he was sitting in the left seat and the dual student was sitting in the right seat. The accident occurred on a stop-and-go, which was being performed by the dual student. The approach and touchdown were normal. After touchdown, the flight instructor verified that the throttle was at idle and that the yoke was fully aft.
Factual narrative
On March 31, 2001, at 0946 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 170B, N4315B, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing roll at Lincoln Airport, Lincoln, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the instructional flight, which originated from Lincoln Airport approximately 0815. The flight was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 by a certified flight instructor who, along with his dual student, was not injured.
The flight instructor stated that he was sitting in the left seat and the dual student was sitting in the right seat. The accident occurred on a stop-and-go which was being performed by the dual student. The approach and touchdown were normal. After touchdown, the flight instructor verified that the throttle was at idle and that the yoke was fully aft. The dual student gradually braked. As the airplane slowed, the tail suddenly began to rise and the propeller struck the ground and the airplane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4315B
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26659
- Airframe hours
- 2,512
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Martin Sparks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 17, 2001 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- LHM · Lincoln
- Destination
- LHM · Lincoln, CA
- Airport
- LHM · Lincoln Airport, runway 15, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- February 6, 2001
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,985 total · 380 in this make and model · 1,868 as pilot in command · 158 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 23
- Injuries
- None
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4 total · 4 in this make and model · 0 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYV, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.