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FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Indian Trail, NC · July 15, 1999

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Date
July 15, 1999 · 19:45 local
Place
Indian Trail, NC
Airport
Mint Hill-Matthews Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2988E
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,400 total250 in this make and model
N2988ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-6574 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was flying airplane fronm the rear seat. Normal landing in calm winds, during roll out airplane started to veer to the left. Pilot applied full right brake and full right rudder but was unable to correct condition. Pilot stated that the left brake seemed to be locked up. Airplane went of the runway approximately 1/2 way down the runway from the approach end. Airplane went over a small embankment and then came to rest on a gravel road. Both MLG struts broke at the attachment points. The propeller blades were bent, there was no other damage to the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING AIRPLANE FRONM THE REAR SEAT. NORMAL LANDING IN CALM WINDS, DURING ROLL OUT AIRPLANE STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT BRAKE AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT CONDITION. PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE SEEMED TO BE LOCKED UP. AIRPLANE WENT OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY FROM THE APPROACH END. AIRPLANE WENT OVER A SMALL EMBANKMENT AND THEN CAME TO REST ON A GRAVEL ROAD. BOTH MLG STRUTS BROKE AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT, THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.