# Accident 20070510009029A: Namer HARVARDMK4, Atlanta, GA, May 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Peachtree City-Falcon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3572° N, 84.5719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3572&lon=-84.5719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7757, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7757) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV (registry code 1922828, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-car-foundry-harvard-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney W-S1H&S3H (registry code 52012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-w-s1h-s3h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER HARVARDMK4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070510009029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 05/10/2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT, N7757 A CANADIAN CAR & FOUNDRY, HARVARD MK IV, SERIAL NUMBER CCF4-171 AT FALCON FIELD, PEACHTREE CITY, GA. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COMPLETING HIS INITIAL CHECK OUT OF THIS AIRCRAFT WHICH IS A SINGLE SEAT AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD MADE A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND TRAFFIC PATTERN DEPARTURE. UPON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED AS BEING NORMAL. WITH THE TAIL STILL IN THE AIR THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE LEFT WING BENDING THE MAIN SPAR. AFTER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT A SMALL FIRE WAS DETECTED IN THE AREA OF THE ACCESSORY SECTION OF THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY USING A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI07CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA142), May 10, 2007: Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV (N7757), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and subsequent left main gear collapse.

## Other reports on N7757 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780107001499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780107001499I), Jan 7, 1978: Namer HARVARDMK4 (N7757), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft taxied into parked car.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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