Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare during the soft-field landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the landing.
NTSB analysis
During the third practice soft-field landing of the instructional flight, the student pilot flared the airplane and it entered a "full stall" at 5 to 7 feet above the grass runway. The airplane touched down and the flight instructor pulled back on the yoke in an attempt to recover the landing. The nose landing gear then struck the terrain and separated. Examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall and the top of the left wing were wrinkled. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The flight instructor did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09CA320 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 21, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Winsted, Minnesota
- Nearest airport
- Winsted Municipal Airport (10D)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech B19
- N-number
- N3214L
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
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