Aviat A-1B N792

Summary

On 6 October 2005 at about 19:30 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N792, operated by U.S. National Park Service, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 October 2005 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.7083, -148.3000

Aircraft

Aviat A-1B

Registration

N792

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

U.S. National Park Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Fairbanks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC06TA002

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student during the landing roll, which resulted in the dual student applying the brakes excessively, and the airplane nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the excessive braking by the dual student.

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

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The certificated flight instructor was giving landing instruction to a pilot-rated dual student during a public use flight at an off airport landing site. During the landing roll, the student applied the brakes excessively, and the airplane nosed over. The flight instructor indicated he felt his expectations and the outcome of the maneuver had not been properly communicated to the student, and that prior to the accident, there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, wings, lift-struts, and windshield.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.