The flight instructors inadequate supervision of the dual student resulting in the student pushing forward on the control stick during a bounced landing until the aircraft impacted the runway, bounced, landed hard, and broke the main landing gear.
— NTSB Determination
While the dual student was making a wheel landing, the aircraft bounced. The flight instructor applied full engine power for a go-around. The dual student pushed forward on the control stick at the same time. Before the flight instructor could take control, the aircraft impacted nose first on the runway. The aircraft bounced and touched down again, hard, breaking off the landing gear.
While the dual student was making a wheel landing, the aircraft bounced. The flight instructor applied full engine power for a go-around. The dual student pushed forward on the control stick at the same time. Before the flight instructor could take control, the aircraft impacted nose first on the runway. The aircraft…
The accident on 2000-03-17 involved a Aeronca-bubeck Irving BUBECK-AERONCA, registration N6030T, operated by Merritt Island Air Service, at Merritt Island, FL.
The flight instructors inadequate supervision of the dual student resulting in the student pushing forward on the control stick during a bounced landing until the aircraft impacted the runway, bounced, landed hard, and broke the main landing gear.
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