# Incident 20121120028239I: Aeronca 7EC, North Platte, NE, November 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7597E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7597E-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,370 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121120028239I

## Narrative

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

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 20070624015939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070624015939A), Jun 24, 2007: Bbavia 7EC (N7597E), Hillsdale, MI, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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