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FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Delphi, IN · March 5, 2011

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Date
March 5, 2011 · 18:30 local
Place
Delphi, IN
Airport
Delphi Municipal
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82429
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
185 total185 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N82429Registration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-1062 · 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.

On March 5th, 2011 at approximately 1830 local time N82429 an Aeronca champ, departed runway 18 at Delphi Municipal Airport (K1I9) and came to rest in a field. The student pilot stated he was practicing high speed taxiing and aborted take-offs, IN preparation for wheel landings. During his high speed run he reduced power and then departed runway 18 off to the right side. Once in the grass he added full power in order to take-off , at that time heard a loud snap and saw his left main landing gear had broken off the aircraft. He reduced power and came to a full stop in a plowed field. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar, right wing and left main landing gear. The weather at the time of the accident as reported by the student were winds 210 degrees at 7 knots gusting to 11 knots and mist. Runway conditions damp. The METAR at klaf located approximately 17 miles southwest of Delphi Municipal at 18:19 local time reported winds 360 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 22 knots with 2 ½ miles visibility due to snow and mist.*note-although privacy data omitted listed March 4th on his NTSB report as the date of the accident, the actual day was March 5th as listed on this form.#32 – other. The FAA will observe the upcoming check ride of privacy data omitted.will increase surveillance of student's CFI privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 5TH, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME N82429 AN AERONCA CHAMP, DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT DELPHI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (K1I9) AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING HIGH SPEED TAXIING AND ABORTED TAKE-OFFS, IN PREPARATION FOR WHEEL LANDINGS. DURING HIS HIGH SPEED RUN HE REDUCED POWER AND THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE. ONCE IN THE GRASS HE ADDED FULL POWER IN ORDER TO TAKE-OFF , AT THAT TIME HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND SAW HIS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT. HE REDUCED POWER AND CAME TO A FULL STOP IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR, RIGHT WING AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AS REPORTED BY THE STUDENT WERE WINDS 210 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS GUSTING TO 11 KNOTS AND MIST. RUNWAY CONDITIONS DAMP. THE METAR AT KLAF LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DELPHI MUNICIPAL AT 18:19 LOCAL TIME REPORTED WINDS 360 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS WITH 2 ½ MILES VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND MIST.*NOTE-ALTHOUGH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LISTED MARCH 4TH ON HIS NTSB REPORT AS THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT, THE ACTUAL DAY WAS MARCH 5TH AS LISTED ON THIS FORM.#32 – OTHER.THE FAA WILL OBSERVE THE UPCOMING CHECK RIDE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.WILL INCREASE SURVEILLANCE OF STUDENT'S CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.