Aeronca-Bubeck Irving BUBECK-AERONCA N6030T

Summary

On 17 March 2000 at about 14:40 local time, a Aeronca-Bubeck Irving BUBECK-AERONCA registered N6030T, operated by Merritt Island Air Service, was involved in an accident near Merritt Island, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 March 2000 at 14:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Merritt Island, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Merritt Island (COI)

Coordinates

28.3207, -80.6798

Aircraft

Aeronca-Bubeck Irving BUBECK-AERONCA

Registration

N6030T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Merritt Island Air Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00LA110

1 person had minor injuries.

The flight instructors inadequate supervision of the dual student resulting in the student pushing forward on the control stick during a bounced landing until the aircraft impacted the runway, bounced, landed hard, and broke the main landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While the dual student was making a wheel landing, the aircraft bounced. The flight instructor applied full engine power for a go-around. The dual student pushed forward on the control stick at the same time. Before the flight instructor could take control, the aircraft impacted nose first on the runway. The aircraft bounced and touched down again, hard, breaking off the landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.