What happened
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(-23) The flight consisted of several (5 or 6) circuits of the traffic pattern for takeoffs and landings. On the last landing, according to the PIC, the left wing came up and the airplane started to the left. The pilot, unable to stop the left turn, advanced the throttle in an attempt to get airborne, but the parked airplanes were coming up fast and the Aeronca did not have flying speed. The pilot closed the throttle just as his airplane struck a Cessna 150 and a bonanza, which were tied down on the ramp. All three airplanes sustained substantial damage, but no fire ensued and both occupants of the Aeronca escaped without injury. It is interesting to note that the PIC, Mr. Schutze, occupied the rear seat, which is normally used by a flight instructor giving instructions, while the front seat is normally used by a pilot receiving instruction, and which is required to be used for solo operations. Mr. Schutze steadfastly maintains that he was not giving instructions to Mr. Paventi during the flight. (.4) on October 7, 2000, at 1700 hours PDT, an Aeronca 7AC, N707SR, was substantially damaged when the aircraft turned left off runway 22 after landing and struck two parked a/c at the Santa Paula, CA. Airport. The cerificated commercial pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, which was operated by the owner under 14 CFR part 91. The local area flight departed from Santa Paula at 1655 and no flight plan was filed. In his report to the safety board the pilot acknowledged taxiing too fast while exiting the runway after landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FLIGHT CONSISTED OF SEVERAL (5 OR 6) CIRCUITS OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE LAST LANDING, ACCORDING TO THE PIC, THE LEFT WING CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT, UNABLE TO STOP THE LEFT TURN, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET AIRBORNE, BUT THE PARKED AIRPLANES WERE COMING UP FAST AND THE AERONCA DID NOT HAVE FLYING SPEED. THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE JUST AS HIS AIRPLANE STRUCK A CESSNA 150 AND A BONANZA, WHICH WERE TIED DOWN ON THE RAMP. ALL THREE AIRPLANES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT NO FIRE ENSUED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AERONCA ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE PIC, MR. SCHUTZE, OCCUPIED THE REAR SEAT, WHICH IS NORMALLY USED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR GIVING INSTRUCTIONS, WHILE THE FRONT SEAT IS NORMALLY USED BY A PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, AND WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR SOLO OPERATIONS. MR. SCHUTZE STEADFASTLY MAINTAINS THAT HE WAS NOT GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO MR. PAVENTI DURING THE FLIGHT. (.4) ON OCTOBER 7, 2000, AT 1700 HOURS PDT, AN AERONCA 7AC, N707SR, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT OFF RUNWAY 22 AFTER LANDING AND STRUCK TWO PARKED A/C AT THE SANTA PAULA, CA. AIRPORT. THE CERIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM SANTA PAULA AT 1655 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. IN HIS REPORT TO THE SAFETY BOARD THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED TAXIING TOO FAST WHILE EXITING THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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