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:
- During a touch-and-go landing, a newly tailwheel-endorsed pilot encountered a sudden crosswind, causing the airplane to turn left and bounce.
- While attempting a go-around, the airplane veered off the runway, prompting the pilot to reduce power and avoid an airfield wind indicator.
- The aircraft subsequently settled into a plowed field, nosed over, and came to rest inverted, sustaining damage to its firewall, wings, and struts.
- The pilot successfully egressed the damaged airplane without assistance.
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