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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 7AC · Whitefield, NH · June 28, 2014

Date
June 28, 2014 · 11:45 local
Place
Whitefield, NH
Airport
Mount Washington Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N84281
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental C85-8F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total400 in this make and model1 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.

At 11:45AM on Saturday, June, 28th said aircraft, landing on runway 28, touched down and due to overuse of the rudder went into the tall grass (hay) on the right side.

A/c took a curving path apx. 80 degrees clockwise. Upon reaching an apx. 4 foot drop off to wet land, it dropped. Tail went up, tail came back down.

No injury, except to pride of 74 year old 13,000 hour pac ( pilot at controls ).

As the FAA filed it

AT 11:45AM ON SATURDAY, JUNE, 28TH SAID AIRCRAFT, LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, TOUCHED DOWN AND DUE TO OVERUSE OF THE RUDDER WENT INTO THE TALL GRASS (HAY) ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

A/C TOOK A CURVING PATH APX. 80 DEGREES CLOCKWISE. UPON REACHING AN APX. 4 FOOT DROP OFF TO WET LAND, IT DROPPED. TAIL WENT UP, TAIL CAME BACK DOWN.

NO INJURY, EXCEPT TO PRIDE OF 74 YEAR OLD 13,000 HOUR PAC ( PILOT AT CONTROLS ).