PA-18/19 Super Cub
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 97; Flight Crew Total 326; Flight Crew Type 23
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Human Factors
Student was working on a tailwheel endorsement. The initial touchdown was smooth in the three point attitude. The student relaxed the elevator pressure; the instructor failed to catch it and the aircraft started side loading. The aircraft then went off the runway hit a berm and caused a prop strike.
An instructor pilot reported the student lost control of the aircraft during landing resulting in a prop strike and the aircraft running off the runway.