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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 7EC · Fairmont, WV · December 24, 1978

Date: December 24, 1978 · 14:15 local
Place: Fairmont, WV
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7447B
Reported as: Blanca 7EC
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total150 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7447BRegistered now · Champion 7ECS/N 7EC-496 · Built 1956 Airframe modelChampion 7EC Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right front wheel strut to fuselage attachment fitting failed. Causing pilot to lose directional control.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STRUT TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT FITTING FAILED. CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Other reports on N7447B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20050814019559IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Bluefield, WV(-23) [privacy data omitted] N7447B, a champ, 7EC, was landing at Bluefield, WV (blf), and after touchdown, experienced extreme vibration from the tailwheel. This caused a loss of control and a ground-loop on the runway, resulting in a complete loss of the…Aug 14, 2005 · Minor damage