CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 8 Issue 1 - 17

CFI TIPS

THERE ARE MANY GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS
THAT ILLUSTRATE WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN
PILOTS FLY IN AIRCRAFT OR CONDITIONS in

which they have little to no experience. But what
happens when the inexperienced person on
board is the ﬂight instructor? Whether giving a
ﬂight review, transition training, or instruction
in a new type of operation, you will likely at some
point be ﬂying with a client who is more familiar
with the equipment or operation than you are.
Be honest with yourself, and your client, about
your capabilities. When a CFI chooses to instruct
despite a lack of familiarity or experience, the
results can be disastrous.
In February 2008, after completing a ﬂight review
in a Cirrus SR22, a private pilot and CFI were
returning to the airport in Lindsay, Oklahoma.

While descending as they turned from base to
ﬁnal at a high bank angle, the aircraft overﬂew
the extended centerline. In an apparent attempt
to correct the situation, right rudder input was
applied along with right aileron. The aircraft
entered a snap roll and, at 223 feet agl, was too
low to recover. It crashed one-quarter mile from
the airport, and both pilots on board suffered
fatal injuries.
Investigators did not ﬁnd any pre-accident
issues with the airframe or engine. The National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited
the CFI's failure to maintain control of the
airplane, which led to the inadvertent stall while
maneuvering near the airport, as the probable
cause. Although the CFI was giving instruction,
and was ultimately responsible, the 'student' in

this case was more familiar with the aircraft.
The private pilot had more than 1,300 hours,
230 of which were in the accident airplane make
and model. However, of the CFI's more than
1,400 hours of ﬂight time, there were no logbook
entries indicating any previous experience in a
Cirrus SR22.
In our second case study, the multiengine and
instrument-rated ﬂight instructor had more
than 20,000 hours of total time, and had ﬂown as
recently as the day before. But he had no aerial
spraying experience, which was the operation
for which he was providing instruction at the
time of the accident.
The accident occurred in 2013, when the
CFI and private pilot were both killed while

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 8 Issue 1

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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol14issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol13issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol13issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol13issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol13issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol12issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol12issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol12issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol12issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol11issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol11issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol11issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol11issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol10issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol10issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol10issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol10issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/flashcards_2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol9issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol9issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol9issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol9issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol8issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol8issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol8issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol8issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol7issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol7issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol7issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol7issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol6issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol6issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol6issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol6issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol5issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol5issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol5issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol5issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol4issue4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol4issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/flashcards_201310
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol4issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol4issue1
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol3issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol3issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol3issue1
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol2issue3
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol2issue2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/cfi_vol2issue1
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