On June 13, 1992, a Bellanca 8KCAB (registration N5506K) operated by Nancy K. Snead was involved in an aviation accident near Lewisburg, WV. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO TAKE PROPER REMEDIAL ACTION DURING A TAKEOFF RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT INADVERTANT STALL. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
During a training flight, the aircraft veered left, then right, and exited the runway. The instructor took control but the aircraft stalled shortly after lift-off. The instructor had 2.6 total flight hours with no instructional time in that make and model.
Incident Overview
A training flight experienced a runway excursion and subsequent stall shortly after lift-off. According to the instructor, the student initiated the takeoff roll and the aircraft began to track to the left of the centerline. A correction was applied, causing the aircraft to turn back to the right and proceed off the runway.
Instructor's Actions
The instructor stated that he verbally indicated he had control of the aircraft and attempted to maneuver it into the flight regime. However, the aircraft stalled shortly after lift-off.
Pilot Experience
The instructor had a total flight time of 2.6 hours, with 1.4 hours in the last 90 days. He had no instructional flight time in this make and model of airplane.