While performing a touch-and-go landing on a turf runway, the newly tailwheel-endorsed pilot encountered a sudden crosswind. The airplanes nose turned left as the airplane bounced back into the air. The pilot initiated a go-around and added right rudder. The airplane then exited the runway and headed for an airfield wind indicator, so the pilot reduced engine power and maneuvered the airplane away from the obstruction. The airplane settled into a plowed field, nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot was able to egress the airplane without assistance. The airplanes firewall, both wings and both struts sustained damage.
November 14, 2008, Bowling Green, Mo., Piper PA-22-108
While performing a touch-and-go landing on a turf runway, the newly tailwheel-endorsed pilot encountered a sudden crosswind. The airplanes nose turned left as the airplane bounced back into the air. The pilot initiated a go-around and added right rudder. The airplane then exited the runway and headed for an airfield wind indicator, so the pilot reduced engine power and maneuvered the airplane away from the obstruction.
Key Takeaways:
- A newly tailwheel-endorsed pilot lost control during a touch-and-go landing on a turf runway due to a sudden crosswind, causing the airplane to bounce and turn left.
- Despite initiating a go-around, the airplane exited the runway towards an obstruction, prompting the pilot to reduce power and maneuver away.
- The aircraft ultimately settled into a plowed field, nosed over, and sustained significant damage to its firewall, wings, and struts, though the pilot egressed uninjured.
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