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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bbavia 11AC · Glendale, AZ · May 12, 2007

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Date
May 12, 2007 · 06:50 local
Place
Glendale, AZ
Airport
Glendale Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N85835
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07CA161
Reported as
Bbavia 11AC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
580 total5 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N85835Registered now · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-242 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 12, 2007, at approximately 0650 MST, at Glendale Municipal Airport, AZ (geu), Aeronca 11AC, N85835, veered off geu runway 19 and struck a runway sign and taxiway light. N85835 was being operated by a certificated pilot receiving a tailwheel aircraft endorsement by a flight instructor. The certified flight instructor (CFI) stated that the landing was a good three point landing. After the landing, the CFI noted that the aircraft slowly went right. The CFI took over control and verified that the yoke was full up elevator and applied full left rudder. The aircraft continued to turn right through the dirt, striking a taxi light and a taxiway sign. The aircraft came to rest on a taxiway. The extent of the damage was to the fuselage midsection on the lower left side. The lower left longeron was damaged as well as the cluster assemble that it attached to. The fabric covering the longeron was also damaged. The CFI was unable to correct the situation that the student induced as the student failed to maintain directional control. The situation was difficult for the CFI to correct as the aircraft does not have pilot brake controls on the right side where the CFI was located.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 12, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0650 MST, AT GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AZ (GEU), AERONCA 11AC, N85835, VEERED OFF GEU RUNWAY 19 AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN AND TAXIWAY LIGHT. N85835 WAS BEING OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATED PILOT RECEIVING A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT ENDORSEMENT BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS A GOOD THREE POINT LANDING. AFTER THE LANDING, THE CFI NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY WENT RIGHT. THE CFI TOOK OVER CONTROL AND VERIFIED THAT THE YOKE WAS FULL UP ELEVATOR AND APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT THROUGH THE DIRT, STRIKING A TAXI LIGHT AND A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A TAXIWAY. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE FUSELAGE MIDSECTION ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE. THE LOWER LEFT LONGERON WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE CLUSTER ASSEMBLE THAT IT ATTACHED TO. THE FABRIC COVERING THE LONGERON WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION THAT THE STUDENT INDUCED AS THE STUDENT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE SITUATION WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CFI TO CORRECT AS THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE PILOT BRAKE CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE CFI WAS LOCATED.

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 LAX07CA161Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGlendale, AZThe private pilot's unstabilized approach and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop. Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision and failure to take remedial action.May 12, 2007 · Substantial damage