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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Pell City, AL · September 24, 2003

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Date
September 24, 2003 · 18:31 local
Place
Pell City, AL
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83608
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03LA146
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
715 total301 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N83608Registration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-2284 · 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.

(-23) Pilot stated that he took off approximately at 5:30 pm local time from runway 20 at st. clair county airport (plr) VMC. He climbed to 2500 feet MSL 4 miles south of the airport. He decided to practice slips over a nearby sod farm. He descended and made a pass over the field. At 1000 feet, he applied left rudder and right aileron. During the descent the left wing and nose of the aircraft dropped abruptly to nearly vertical. He applied right rudder and forward stick followed by full throttle and up elevator. The aircraft contacted the ground in a three point attitude at a high rate of descent. He was hospitalized with an injury to the face and the right foot, he also suffers from a foreign object in one of his eyes. On scene investigation revealed that the aircraft engine was not making power at impact. The engine was not fuel injected. The aircraft had fuel on board, the magnetos was turned off, the fuel was in the off position and the carburetor was turned off. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. The engine teardown was performed 10/03/2003, showed no apparent reasons for the aircraft engine no power condition at impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF APPROXIMATELY AT 5:30 PM LOCAL TIME FROM RUNWAY 20 AT ST. CLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT (PLR) VMC. HE CLIMBED TO 2500 FEET MSL 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. HE DECIDED TO PRACTICE SLIPS OVER A NEARBY SOD FARM. HE DESCENDED AND MADE A PASS OVER THE FIELD. AT 1000 FEET, HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON. DURING THE DESCENT THE LEFT WING AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED ABRUPTLY TO NEARLY VERTICAL. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND FORWARD STICK FOLLOWED BY FULL THROTTLE AND UP ELEVATOR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH AN INJURY TO THE FACE AND THE RIGHT FOOT, HE ALSO SUFFERS FROM A FOREIGN OBJECT IN ONE OF HIS EYES. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS NOT MAKING POWER AT IMPACT. THE ENGINE WAS NOT FUEL INJECTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL ON BOARD, THE MAGNETOS WAS TURNED OFF, THE FUEL WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND THE CARBURETOR WAS TURNED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE TEARDOWN WAS PERFORMED 10/03/2003, SHOWED NO APPARENT REASONS FOR THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE NO POWER CONDITION AT IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL03LA146Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPell City, ALThe pilots failure to maintain airspeed that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with the ground.Sep 24, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N83608 · 1

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

Accident 19730825027459AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Clanton, ALPvt plt not certificated as flt instructor.Aug 25, 1973 · Substantial damage