TOWANDA, PA, USA
N100PV
AERO COMMANDER 500
DURING ARRIVAL ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, THE UNICOM ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ULTRALIGHT OVERHEAD & WAS POSSIBLY LANDING. AS THE STUDENT WAS LANDING, AN ADDITIONAL UNICOM ADVISORY WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING THE ULTRALIGHT ACFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) STATED THAT HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED SEARCHING FOR THE ULTRALIGHT & ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO TOUCH DOWN APRX 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED. REPORTEDLY, HE DELAYED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AROUND. HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT, AND AFTER APPLYING MAX BRAKING, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY, HIT A ROCK PILE & WENT INTO A DITCH. THE CFI REPORTED A RIGHT X-WIND AT 5 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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