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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Finleyville, PA · August 17, 2009

Date: August 17, 2009 · 09:45 local
Place: Finleyville, PA
Airport: Finleyville Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N83661
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09CA465
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A65*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total30 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N83661Registration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-2339 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft landed in the last 2/3'S of RW-32 at Finleyville airport (G05). Upon landing roll-out at 35-45 mph, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and the aircraft veered off the runway to the left and collided with a steel hangar door. The hangar is approximately 200 feet from the runway. The left wingstruck the steel door first, and then the aircraft flipped over with the nose and propeller striking the steel door, coming to rest on the ground. When the aircraft flipped, the fuselage buckled behind the pilot compartment and the right wing, vertical fin, and the right horizontal stabilizer struck the steel door. There were no skid marks fro the runway tothe point of impact. The brakes were checked and verified to be working. The pilot doesn't remember using the brakes to stop the aircraft. Damage to the propeller indicates that the engine was running at the time of impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE LAST 2/3'S OF RW-32 AT FINLEYVILLE AIRPORT (G05). UPON LANDING ROLL-OUT AT 35-45 MPH, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A STEEL HANGAR DOOR. THE HANGAR IS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WINGSTRUCK THE STEEL DOOR FIRST, AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WITH THE NOSE AND PROPELLER STRIKING THE STEEL DOOR, COMING TO REST ON THE GROUND. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED, THE FUSELAGE BUCKLED BEHIND THE PILOT COMPARTMENT AND THE RIGHT WING, VERTICAL FIN, AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK THE STEEL DOOR. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS FRO THE RUNWAY TOTHE POINT OF IMPACT. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND VERIFIED TO BE WORKING. THE PILOT DOESN'T REMEMBER USING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF 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 ERA09CA465Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFinleyville, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.Aug 17, 2009 · Substantial damage