Accident to the Piper PA19 « Super Cub » registered F-BOUF on 12/02/2017 at Chavenay-Villepreux (Yvelines)
Décrochage en courte finale en circuit d'aérodrome basse hauteur, collision avec une clôture puis le sol, en instruction
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Cat. 2 investigation report: simplified-format report, adapted to the circumstances of the occurrence and the investigation stakes.
The student pilot and the instructor undertook an instruction flight and decided to perform aerodrome circuits at very low height with no identified educational purpose. During the turn at the end of the downwind leg, the aeroplane stalled. Neither the student pilot nor the instructor was able to regain control of the aeroplane before it struck the ground.