History of Flight
On 5 March 2018, at approximately 1355 UTC, a Cessna 140 (registration G-HALJ) was being used for a training flight at Peterborough Conington Airfield in Cambridgeshire. The flight was the second training sortie of the day with the same student and consisted of three landings and two go-arounds following bounced landings. During the planned final landing, the student began to lose directional control after touchdown. The instructor took control but did not have sufficient time to communicate this action to the student. Reacting to the situation, the student applied the brakes, causing the aircraft to tip onto its nose. The occupants were uninjured.
Aircraft Damage
The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, cowling, wingtip, and the engine was shock-loaded.
Pilot Information
The commander, aged 31, held an Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence and had 3,595 hours total flying experience, with 4 hours on type. In the last 90 days he had flown 161 hours, and in the last 28 days, 78 hours.
Comments from the Instructor
The instructor stated that he should have taken control sooner but noted that there was not much time to react.