Accident to the Piper PA18 registered HB-PQP on 02/06/2017 at Tignes (73)

Passage en pylône lors du roulement à l’atterrissage sur une altisurface partiellement enneigée, en instruction

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Local flight La Côte AD (Switzerland) - Tignes le Palet ALS (73).

During instruction, the instructor and his student landed on a partly snowy runway. The plane turned over forward and fell on its back.

Final report (FR) (2017/08/14)

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General information
Local date	02/06/2017
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 73 Savoie
Location	ALS du Col du Palet
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-G: Loss of control - ground
File number	BEA2017-0305

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Switzerland
Manufacturer / Model	PIPER - PA18
Aircraft Registration	HB-PQP
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	France - Other (LF7430 ALS Saint-Roch Mayères)
Planned destination	France - Other (LF7333: ALS Col du Palet)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	18-5380
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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