Accident Details
A flight instructor, who was demonstrating multiple touch-and-go landings for a student pilot in an amphibious float-equipped weight-shift controlled trike, reported that the accident occurred during the final approach of a touch-and-go landing. According to the instructor, the wind was "light and variable" and the landing was "smooth and stable." As power was applied for takeoff, a "gust of wind and dust came in from our left and got under the wing." The trike subsequently veered off the runway to the right and rolled over.
Instructor Report
The flight instructor added that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the trike that would have precluded normal operation. The instructor was in the rear seat, and the student pilot was in the front seat of the tandem-seat trike.
Weather Information
An automated weather observation station at the accident airport recorded wind from 330° at 9 knots around the time of the accident. The flight instructor stated that the takeoff was conducted on runway 5.
Aircraft Damage
The wing and fuselage of the trike sustained substantial damage in the accident.