[fishbone]

Originally Posted by bigkev ↗

Three words: Pilot Induced Oscillation

How do you figure?

[spycosis]

Originally Posted by minka1 ↗

You'd think both would survive...it didn't seem like a terribly horrible crash...but obviously, it was deadly.

There's a frame at 48 seconds . Looks like the instructor's head smashed up.

[twayblade]

Harsh

[The2Halves]

Unique perspective!

[jezusjul562]

[GregK]

Not going fast enough. Stalled. Suprised the pilot didn't react more strongly. From the touch and go and on it seemed grim.

[Desensitisation]

Death could have easily been from concussion of the head slamming against the cockpit cover. That sucks.

[dropkic]

Originally Posted by fishbone ↗

I'm not so sure that p-factor is a huge factor in this crash. To respond to the other post, I've never had to give "hard right rudder" to counter it, maybe an inch of pedal deflection at most. If there's a crosswind coming from the right, then yeah, it takes a bit more pressure.

I think they veered off to the left because the pilot failed to remain in control of the aircraft, and rather than get back on centerline of the runway they went ahead and continued on course, probably because getting into a steep turn at that low speed with flaps down would cause a stall and they knew that.

The fatal mistake (IMO) was the tool that pulled power before they were clear of the trees. By the time he added it back in, they were barely above the treeline, and human nature in that situation is to pull up to avoid the obstacle. Wings stalled, the left one first, and they spun in.

[Larkin]

I love the way he had a piece of paper in the window on the side covering his view of the trees they were about to fly in to.