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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Zephyrhills, FL · September 2, 1997

Date: September 2, 1997 · 13:50 local
Place: Zephyrhills, FL
Airport: Zephyrhills
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1088E
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine: Continental C8512
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total30 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1088ERegistered now · Aeronca 7CCMS/N 7AC-4641 Airframe modelAeronca 7CCM Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on September 2, 1997, at 1352 EDT, Mr. James a werme, holder of pilot certificate no. 026542033, was taxiing an Aeronca champion N1088E on a closed runway at the zephryhills airport, zephryhills, Florida. Mr. Werne lost control of the aircraft in a wind gust and ground looped the aircraft into a retention pond. Subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed that the aileron controls were connected backwards when performing a control coordinating check. The aircraft sustained minor damage, with no injuries to the pilot and passenger. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the incident. This matter has been referred to the assembling mechanics principal maintenance inspector.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1997, AT 1352 EDT, MR. JAMES A WERME, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 026542033, WAS TAXIING AN AERONCA CHAMPION N1088E ON A CLOSED RUNWAY AT THE ZEPHRYHILLS AIRPORT, ZEPHRYHILLS, FLORIDA. MR. WERNE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A WIND GUST AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A RETENTION POND. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE AILERON CONTROLS WERE CONNECTED BACKWARDS WHEN PERFORMING A CONTROL COORDINATING CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS MATTER HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE ASSEMBLING MECHANICS PRINCIPAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR.