Primary finding
Probable cause
the student pilot's misjudged landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision by not taking timely remedial action.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), he and a pre-solo student pilot were performing touch-and-go landings. The CFI stated that the student landed the airplane 'with a side load on the right main [landing] gear. The wheel separated from the gear, and the CFI said, 'we flew the aircraft off with no wheel, I surveyed the damage and landed safely in the grass.' The airplane nosed down and the right wing impacted the ground.
Source record
Factual narrative
On March 27, 1997, about 1505 central standard time, a Beech A23-19, N300JL, registered to Producing Faith Church Inc., crashed during a landing near Bessemer, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 local instructional flight. The commercial-rated pilot and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), he and a pre-solo student pilot were performing touch-and-go landings. The CFI stated that the student landed the airplane "with a side load on the right main [landing] gear. The wheel separated from the gear, and the CFI said, "we flew the aircraft off with no wheel, I surveyed the damage and landed safely in the grass." The airplane's nose and right wing impacted the ground. -