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Tailwheel flight instructor reported that the student lost control during landing that resulted in contact with a runway sign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1449041 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Champion Citabria 7ECA |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tail Wheel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 11 Flight Crew Total 7224 Flight Crew Type 70 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
While doing stop and goes; directional control was lost and aircraft impacted a runway electrical hold short sign with the left tire; wheel and strut and ended up facing approximately 230 degrees. No injuries to student or instructor.post examination revealed the tail wheel had about 5 inch of side to side sloppy travel while the rudder was held stationary. A tighter tail wheel connection may have provided better overall directional control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tailwheel flight instructor reported that the student lost control during landing that resulted in contact with a runway sign.
Narrative: While doing stop and goes; directional control was lost and aircraft impacted a runway electrical hold short sign with the left tire; wheel and strut and ended up facing approximately 230 degrees. No injuries to student or instructor.Post examination revealed the tail wheel had about 5 inch of side to side sloppy travel while the rudder was held stationary. A tighter tail wheel connection may have provided better overall directional control.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.