Classic WACO YMF N89B

Summary

On 16 November 2009 at about 16:00 local time, a Classic WACO YMF registered N89B was involved in an accident near Dunnellon, Florida, 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

16 November 2009 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dunnellon, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Dunnellon/Marion County (X35)

Coordinates

29.0569, -82.3725

Aircraft

Classic WACO YMF

Registration

N89B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeland → Dunnellon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA076

Nobody was injured.

The certified flight instructor’s delayed response to the student pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a ground-loop. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's loss of directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was receiving instruction in a tailwheel-equipped biplane from a certified flight instructor (CFI). During the second landing, the student pilot landed the airplane on the runway fast and bounced; the airplane started to veer left. The student pilot corrected with right rudder application. The CFI applied full left rudder when the airplane veered to the right again, which had no effect on the airplane’s direction of travel; the student pilot then applied right brake during the CFI’s correction. The airplane continued right until it ground-looped. The biplane incurred substantial damage to both upper wings and the left lower wing. The flight crew reported no mechanical deficiencies prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.