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August 5, 2005 · Aviat A-1 · N8XJ

Anchorage, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 5, 2005
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Anchorage, AK
Aircraft
Aviat A-1
Tail Number
N8XJ
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC05LA117

The owner of the accident airplane reported that the certificated flight instructor was conducting a Title 14, CFR Part 91 instructional flight giving tailwheel instruction and practicing wheel landings, when the dual student applied the brakes too heavily, and the airplane nosed over. The owner said the instructor reported damage to the wing leading edges, rudder and lift struts. The owner indicated there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the dual student's excessive application of the brakes.

Full Narrative

On August 5, 2005, about 1300 Alaska daylight time, a tailwheel equipped Aviat Husky A-1 airplane, N8XJ, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during the landing roll at the Goose Bay Airport, about 8 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the certificated flight instructor as a visual flight rules (VFR) instructional flight under Title14, CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The instructor and dual student were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed Lake Hood Strip, Anchorage, about 1145. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on August 5, the owner of the airplane said the instructor was giving tailwheel instruction, and practicing wheel landings when the dual student applied the brakes too heavily, and the airplane nosed over. The owner said the instructor reported damage to the wing leading edges, rudder and lift struts. The owner said there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. The NTSB Form 6120.1 sent to the flight instructor was returned unclaimed.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:00 AKDT
Nearest AirportGOOSEBAY (0nm)
Runway07
Runway Length3000 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftAviat A-1
Tail NumberN8XJ
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-360-A1D · Reciprocating · 180
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 25 · First Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data