20050418006609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Lakeland, FL · April 18, 2005

Date: April 18, 2005 · 10:41 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4264E
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05CA094
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Fatal injuries: 0

N4264ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-7161 · Built 1947 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Upon landing with a quarterly x wind from the left, witnesses stated, "the aircraft left wing rose lifting the left wheel and causing the aircraft to weather vane to the left into the wind. The a/c left the runway (09L) and rolled into a ditch. The pilot then added power as he climbed the upslope side of the ditch, becoming airborne with insufficient airspeed to support powered flight. The aircraft stalled, and contacted the soft ground collapsing the left gear and bending the left wing and spun around counter clockwise coming to a stop facing south west.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING WITH A QUARTERLY X WIND FROM THE LEFT, WITNESSES STATED, "THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING ROSE LIFTING THE LEFT WHEEL AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHER VANE TO THE LEFT INTO THE WIND. THE A/C LEFT THE RUNWAY (09L) AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. THE PILOT THEN ADDED POWER AS HE CLIMBED THE UPSLOPE SIDE OF THE DITCH, BECOMING AIRBORNE WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO SUPPORT POWERED FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND CONTACTED THE SOFT GROUND COLLAPSING THE LEFT GEAR AND BENDING THE LEFT WING AND SPUN AROUND COUNTER CLOCKWISE COMING TO A STOP FACING SOUTH WEST.

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 MIA05CA094Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLakeland, FLThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the airplane departing the runway and colliding with a ditch.Apr 18, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4264E · 1

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

Accident 20021124036239ALevel Off Touchdown · Cocoa, FL(-23) I observed the last 1/4 mile final approach and touchdown. From there the aircraft went out of my view. From about 1/4 mile final the aircraft was slow and in a very high nose-up attitude. It was a 3 point landing flare and full stall from about 25 or…Nov 24, 2002 · Substantial damage