# Accident 20121024027189A: Aeronca 7CCM, North Hampton, NH, October 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2012, 13:15 local time
- Place: North Hampton, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9575° N, 70.8239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9575&lon=-70.8239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4567E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4567E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (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: 27 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121024027189A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA040), Oct 24, 2012: Aeronca 7CCM (N4567E), Hampton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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