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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Westerly, RI · August 5, 2007

Date: August 5, 2007 · 10:15 local
Place: Westerly, RI
Airport: Westerly State
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N65HM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07CA258
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N65HMRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-3708 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While attempting a landing on runway 07 at Westerly State Airport, RI, the airplane departed the runway to the south. The right main landing gear struck the ground causing the mount to collapse. The propeller contacted the ground and splintered. The right wing contacted the ground causing damage. The pilot received a minor bump on the head and did not seek or receive medical treatment. The assisting airworthiness inspector reported substantial damage to the airplane as follows: (1) severe damage to the right lower fuselage tube, (2) firewall bent and buckled, (3) right landing gear attach fitting torn off the fuselage tube, (4) several broken and damaged ribs in right wing tip, (5) right wing root panel sprung in the up position indicating wing suffered substantial movement, (6) prop blades broken off, (7) right landing gear completely severed from aircraft, and (8) cowling and exhaust stacks damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 07 AT WESTERLY STATE AIRPORT, RI, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE SOUTH. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE MOUNT TO COLLAPSE. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SPLINTERED. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR BUMP ON THE HEAD AND DID NOT SEEK OR RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE ASSISTING AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REPORTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AS FOLLOWS: (1) SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LOWER FUSELAGE TUBE, (2) FIREWALL BENT AND BUCKLED, (3) RIGHT LANDING GEAR ATTACH FITTING TORN OFF THE FUSELAGE TUBE, (4) SEVERAL BROKEN AND DAMAGED RIBS IN RIGHT WING TIP, (5) RIGHT WING ROOT PANEL SPRUNG IN THE UP POSITION INDICATING WING SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL MOVEMENT, (6) PROP BLADES BROKEN OFF, (7) RIGHT LANDING GEAR COMPLETELY SEVERED FROM AIRCRAFT, AND (8) COWLING AND EXHAUST STACKS DAMAGED.

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 CHI07CA258Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWesterly, RIThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing which resulted in the overload failure of the right main landing gear. The overload failure of the right main landing gear was a factor.Aug 5, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N65HM · 1

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

Accident 20180824012229ATakeoff: Climb Out · Hanson, MAOn August 24, 2018, N65HM departed runway 18 at the Cranland Airport (28M) around 1500 eastern daylight time. There were no witnesses to the accident so the departure time is an estimate based on witness statements and fire/rescue notification of the…Aug 24, 2018 · Destroyed · 1 fatal