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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Adrian, TX · March 1, 2014

Date
March 1, 2014 · 13:30 local
Place
Adrian, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N85372
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA157
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
301 total244 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On March 1, 2014, at approximately 13:30 CDT, the pilot approached coleman airfield just outside Adrian, Texas (oldham county). He set up for a wheel landing. After the touchdown and initial roll-out the airplane began to swerve to the right. He corrected and then it went to the left. He was not able to correct it before the aircraft experienced a ground loop. There was one soul on board with no injuries. The aircraft left lower longeron was damaged just forward of the tail wheel spring attachment.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 1, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 CDT, THE PILOT APPROACHED COLEMAN AIRFIELD JUST OUTSIDE ADRIAN, TEXAS (OLDHAM COUNTY). HE SET UP FOR A WHEEL LANDING. AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLL-OUT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. HE CORRECTED AND THEN IT WENT TO THE LEFT. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT IT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP. THERE WAS ONE SOUL ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT LOWER LONGERON WAS DAMAGED JUST FORWARD OF THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING ATTACHMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.