20121024027189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7CCM · North Hampton, NH · October 24, 2012

Date
October 24, 2012 · 13:15 local
Place
North Hampton, NH
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4567E
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13CA040
Reported as
Aeronca 7CCM
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
27 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On first supervised solo flight privacy data omitted was attempting to land on runway 20 (2100 ft, grass), at Hampton, NH. (7B3). On first & second attempts she bounced, applied power and went around. On third approach traffic (a small helicopter) was on the runway so she went arround. On fourth attempt she touched down, the right main gear collapsed and she skidded to a stop on the right side of the runway. No injuries. Structural damage to right side of fuselage, prop bent, right gear collapsed, windshield broken, lower engine cowl and exhaust stack damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ON FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20 (2100 FT, GRASS), AT HAMPTON, NH. (7B3). ON FIRST & SECOND ATTEMPTS SHE BOUNCED, APPLIED POWER AND WENT AROUND. ON THIRD APPROACH TRAFFIC (A SMALL HELICOPTER) WAS ON THE RUNWAY SO SHE WENT ARROUND. ON FOURTH ATTEMPT SHE TOUCHED DOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND SHE SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE, PROP BENT, RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, WINDSHIELD BROKEN, LOWER ENGINE COWL AND EXHAUST STACK 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.