Summary
On May 05, 2013, a Piper PA-11 (N4772M) was involved in an incident near Soldotna, AK. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control.
The flight instructor was providing primary flight instruction to a student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The instructor reported that as the student pilot was departing from a 5,000 foot-long, dry paved runway, the airplane drifted to the right just after becoming airborne. Unable to correct the drift, the airplane continued off the right side of the runway, and over an area of grass-covered terrain. The instructor said that the student pilot then closed the engine throttle and switched the engine magnetos to the off position, and the airplane subsequently landed hard on the right main landing gear wheel. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC13CA043. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N4772M.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
The flight instructor was providing primary flight instruction to a student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The instructor reported that as the student pilot was departing from a 5,000 foot-long, dry paved runway, the airplane drifted to the right just after becoming airborne. Unable to correct the drift, the airplane continued off the right side of the runway, and over an area of grass-covered terrain. The instructor said that the student pilot then closed the engine throttle and switched the engine magnetos to the off position, and the airplane subsequently landed hard on the right main landing gear wheel. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any preaccident mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC13CA043