Accident Cessna 140 N90047, Monday 11 March 2013

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Date:	Monday 11 March 2013
Time:	14:40 LT
Type:	Cessna 140
Owner/operator:	Tailwheel Flight Instruction Plus LLC
Registration:	N90047
MSN:	9105
Total airframe hrs:	3686 hours
Engine model:	Continental C85 SERIES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	El Reno Regional Airport, OK (RQO/KRQO) - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	El Reno Regional Airport, OK (RQO/KRQO)
Destination airport:	El Reno Regional Airport, OK (RQO/KRQO)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During the takeoff roll in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, the pilot, who was being checked out in the airplane, pushed the control yoke forward to lift the tail off the ground. When the tail came up, he lost control, and the airplane ground looped. The check pilot tried to regain directional control, but the airplane went off the runway and flipped over, causing substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot reported no mechanical preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the check pilot's delayed remedial action.

Accident investigation: