FTW82FA090

Factual narrative

AFTER A TOUCH & GO ON RWY 13 THE ENG FAILED. THE CFI ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN BACK TO RWY 32. DURING THE TURN THE ACFT CONTACTED A TREE, THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND FLIPPING THE ACFT INVERTED. ONE QUART OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK & LESS THAN ONE GALLON DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT TANK. THE CFI STATED HE SENT THE STUDENT OUT TO PREFLIGHT & TO HAVE THE FBO REFUEL THE ACFT. THE CFI STATED HE PRESUMED THE FBO HAD ADDED FUEL & THAT THE STUDENT HAD USED THE DIPSTICK SINCE THE FUEL GAUGES WERE KNOWN TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE STUDENT HAD NOT FLOWN IN THIS ACFT BEFORE. HE STATED HE SAW SEVERAL INCHES OF FUEL IN THE TANKS & THAT THE CFI CHECKED HIS APPOINTMENT RECORD BOOK & SAID THEY WOULD BE OKAY ON FUEL BECAUSE 6 GALS HAD BEEN PUT IN EACH TANK EARLIER IN THE DAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12