Thread: Knee Jerks
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Old February 14th 06, 08:02 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Here's a beauty... jeez

The airplane stalled and impacted the runway during an aborted landing.
The pilot reported that the accident flight was with a prospective new
flying club member. The pilot stated that the club required new members
complete a check-out flight with a current member. The prospective new
member (passenger) held a student pilot certificate and had flown solo
prior to the accident flight. The pilot held a private pilot
certificate and had accumulated 73 hours as pilot-in-command (PIC). The
pilot was not a flight instructor and was acting as PIC for the entire
flight. The pilot was seated at the right pilot station and the
passenger was seated at the left pilot station. The pilot reported that
he had "never piloted from the right position before." The pilot
reported that the passenger flew three landing approaches and each
attempt terminated in a go-around maneuver. After the third landing
attempt, the passenger asked the pilot to "demonstrate a landing." The
pilot stated that he assumed aircraft control during the downwind leg
for runway 17. He reported his final approach was flown with full flaps
and an uneventful touchdown was made on the runway. He stated that
during rollout the airplane "started to veer toward the right" and that
he "incorrectly applied the right rudder instead of left." The pilot
decided to perform an aborted landing in order to "demonstrate a better
landing." The pilot reported he applied full engine power and "lifted
the flaps briefly (but not fully)." He stated that he thought the flaps
were "up more" and that he became "flustered" as the airplane "pitched
up." He reported that the airplane "stalled" about 30-50 feet above the
ground, and that he was "able to pull the nose up so that we landed
hard on the [landing] gear."