PA-18/19 Super Cub
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75; Flight Crew Total 12500; Flight Crew Type 1500
Other / Unknown
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Aircraft; Human Factors
During rollout following a wheel landing; the airplane swerved to the right. The student attempted to correct with left rudder and inadvertently applied the brakes. The airplane nosed over and the propeller contacted the ground. No injuries and only minor damage to cowlings occurred. The engine was restarted and the airplane was taxied clear of the runway. The instructor was unable to get the student to release the brakes in time to prevent the ground contact.
PA18 instructor pilot reports damage to the propeller when his student attempts to correct a swerve; using brakes; after a wheel landing.