| Crash location | 32.987777°N, 97.318889°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Fort Worth, TX
32.725409°N, 97.320850°W 18.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N242BC |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 03 Sep 2011 |
| Aircraft type | American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC |
| Additional details: | None |
A certified flight instructor (CFI) was providing instruction to a private pilot in a tailwheel equipped airplane. During the CFI’s demonstration of a simulated emergency landing, the airplane's speed got slow and made a hard landing with the right main landing gear and right wing striking the runway surface. The airplane was then flown back to the private pilot’s home airfield without further incident. A postaccident examination of the damaged wing by the airplane’s manufacturer, revealed that the rear spar was substantially damaged during the hard landing.
The certified flight instructor’s improper flare during a simulated emergency landing.