Citabria Instructor Pilot training new aircraft owner reported while attempting a crosswind landing; bounced; tried to recover landing but then applied brakes and lost directional control and veered off the runway into a fence damaging wing.
Synopsis
Citabria Instructor Pilot training new aircraft owner reported while attempting a crosswind landing; bounced; tried to recover landing but then applied brakes and lost directional control and veered off the runway into a fence damaging wing.
Narrative
Landing Runway XX with 10 kt. wind from 180 degrees. I was flying from the front seat and the aircraft owner was in the back seat. On taxiing out from ZZZ; our take-off runway; I briefed the owner CFI that if they saw anything they were uncomfortable with to not hesitate to take over. I said it won't hurt my feelings. On base leg I stated 10 kts. direct crosswind from the right and said 'don't fall asleep on this landing'; reminding them to be alert due to the crosswind. I said I would do a wheel landing. The aircraft bounced upon touchdown and I responded with power. I briefly thought about going around but felt that I had it under control and could continue with the landing. On the second touchdown I applied the toe brakes and the aircraft veered off to the left of the runway. I couldn't feel the toe brake on the right rudder and kept trying to apply right brake but the aircraft continued left off the runway and came to a stop in a field. When we exited the aircraft I saw the right brake pedal was in the fully depressed position for both front and rear seat. The linkage seemed to be not broken but when we moved the pedal to the normal position and applied the brake again there was no resistance. I believe had I just took my feet off the brakes and steered with rudder we probably would have stayed on the runway and the aircraft would have eventually stopped before running off the end. In continuing to try to depress both brakes; the result was the left brake application pulled the aircraft off the runway.
Second reporter narrative
I was in the back seat and the pilot flying bounced on landing and tried to salvage it and bounced a few times and lost directional control; veering off the runway through a fence; resulting in damage to the right wing.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.