Accident Denney Kitfox 3 N596D, Sunday 20 March 1994

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Date:	Sunday 20 March 1994
Time:	13:00 LT
Type:	Denney Kitfox 3
Owner/operator:	Green Castle Aero Club, Ltd.
Registration:	N596D
MSN:	802
Total airframe hrs:	172 hours
Engine model:	ROTAX 582UL
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Oxford, IA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The certified flight instructor was attempting to land the airplane after the student pilot's first instructional flight. During the landing attempt a gust of wind raised the left wing. The flight instructor could not level the wings because the student had his leg against the control stick. The instructor landed in a soft field next to the runway, and the airplane nosed-over.

Probable Cause: the failure of the pilot-in-command (CFI) to maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident was the inadvertent interference with the flight controls by the student pilot.

Accident investigation: