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FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Halifax, NC · March 7, 2010

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Date
March 7, 2010 · 14:15 local
Place
Halifax, NC
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84694
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA168
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total60 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N84694Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-3406 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon returning to Halifax/northampton regional (kixa) airport, from a 30 minute local flight the AWOS was reporting winds from 300 degrees at 8 knots (no gusts), PIC elected to land on runway 2. The landing went well and the aircraft was rolling on the runway, slowing down so the tail could drop when the left wing suddenly rose very high from a gust of wind causing the right wing to scrape the runway. About the same time the aircraft started turning to the right and the PIC applied full power in an attempt to regain control and get the wings back level. The aircraft failed to respond promptly to control inputs and continued turning right until it was approximately 90 degrees to the runway and heading for a 15 foot dirt bank roughly 150 feet from the runway. At this time the wings were level but the airspeed was very close to stall and PIC was unable to climb to clear the dirt bank. The airplane struck the bank about midway in a "nose high" attitude and came to rest on top of the bank about 20 feet from the point of impact.

As the FAA filed it

UPON RETURNING TO HALIFAX/NORTHAMPTON REGIONAL (KIXA) AIRPORT, FROM A 30 MINUTE LOCAL FLIGHT THE AWOS WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 300 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS (NO GUSTS), PIC ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 2. THE LANDING WENT WELL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING ON THE RUNWAY, SLOWING DOWN SO THE TAIL COULD DROP WHEN THE LEFT WING SUDDENLY ROSE VERY HIGH FROM A GUST OF WIND CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO SCRAPE THE RUNWAY. ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND THE PIC APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL AND GET THE WINGS BACK LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RESPOND PROMPTLY TO CONTROL INPUTS AND CONTINUED TURNING RIGHT UNTIL IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY AND HEADING FOR A 15 FOOT DIRT BANK ROUGHLY 150 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. AT THIS TIME THE WINGS WERE LEVEL BUT THE AIRSPEED WAS VERY CLOSE TO STALL AND PIC WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB TO CLEAR THE DIRT BANK. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE BANK ABOUT MIDWAY IN A "NOSE HIGH" ATTITUDE AND CAME TO REST ON TOP OF THE BANK ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE POINT 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 ERA10CA168Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRoanoke Rapids, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing/rollout.Mar 7, 2010 · Substantial damage