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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 7EC · North Platte, NE · November 20, 2012

Date: November 20, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place: North Platte, NE
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7597E
Reported as: Aeronca 7EC
Reported engine: Continental C90 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,370 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N7597ERegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2018 · Aeronca 7ECS/N 7EC-682 · Built 1958 Airframe modelAeronca 7EC Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The airman had recently purchased the aircraft in Michigan and was flying it home to Oregon. In the airman's pilot log, an entry shows an aircraft checkout with 2.o flight time and 6 takeoffs and landings. The airman who did the check out was not a CFI. On the second leg of the flight home, the airman noted in his pilot log "right brake touchy". The airman landed in des moines on the third leg and on the taxi in the aircraft left the taxiway. This was investigated by the dsm FSDO. When the airman was contacted, he indicated that the aircraft was in North Platte and the he had ground looped it there. The airman flew 4 legs before landing in North Platte where the ground loop and prop strike occurred. The airman indicated that on the landing in North Platte, he had encountered a strong crosswind on landing rollout and had applied brakes causing the right brake to lock. This was followed by a ground loop and prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT IN MICHIGAN AND WAS FLYING IT HOME TO OREGON. IN THE AIRMAN'S PILOT LOG, AN ENTRY SHOWS AN AIRCRAFT CHECKOUT WITH 2.O FLIGHT TIME AND 6 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE AIRMAN WHO DID THE CHECK OUT WAS NOT A CFI. ON THE SECOND LEG OF THE FLIGHT HOME, THE AIRMAN NOTED IN HIS PILOT LOG "RIGHT BRAKE TOUCHY". THE AIRMAN LANDED IN DES MOINES ON THE THIRD LEG AND ON THE TAXI IN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE TAXIWAY. THIS WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE DSM FSDO. WHEN THE AIRMAN WAS CONTACTED, HE INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN NORTH PLATTE AND THE HE HAD GROUND LOOPED IT THERE. THE AIRMAN FLEW 4 LEGS BEFORE LANDING IN NORTH PLATTE WHERE THE GROUND LOOP AND PROP STRIKE OCCURRED. THE AIRMAN INDICATED THAT ON THE LANDING IN NORTH PLATTE, HE HAD ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND ON LANDING ROLLOUT AND HAD APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING THE RIGHT BRAKE TO LOCK. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A GROUND LOOP AND PROP STRIKE.

Other reports on N7597E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20070624015939ALevel Off Touchdown · Hillsdale, MI(-23) Dtw FSDO was notified on 6/24/2007 that N7597E was landing at (kjym) Hillsdale Municipal Airport at approximately 08:50 local time. When it started to drift right toward the runway edge lights the pilot used the brakes and nosed over. There were no…Jun 24, 2007 · Substantial damage