# Accident 20120807017039A: Aeronca 7CCM, Norridgewock, ME, August 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Norridgewock, ME
- Airport: Central Maine Airport Of Norridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7092° N, 69.8597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7092&lon=-69.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83129, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83129) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7CCM (registry code 2110110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA499) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807017039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT RETURNING FROM AN AUTHORIZED SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 (3999FEET LONG) WHILE IN THE LANDING ROLL, THE STUDENT IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO AN OPEN GRASS AREA F0R A DISTANCE OF 270 PLUS FEET, UNTIL THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK  A TREE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP AND PIVOT (TAIL) TO THE LEFT.  NO VISBLE SIGNS OF BRAKING TO THE POINT OF LEAVING MARKS ON THE RUNWAY OR THE GRASS SURFACE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12CA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA499), Aug 7, 2012: Aeronca 7CCM (N83129), Norridgewock, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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