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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Garrison, IA · March 9, 2015

Date: March 9, 2015 · 18:00 local
Place: Garrison, IA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N83643
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15LA019
Reported as: Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N83643Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-2321 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed kvti and flew to pilot?s parents? Home located in the country. Pilot landed on gravel road in front of parent?s home. Landing was uneventful however; after pilot applied braking and then released, the right hand brake did not release and forced aircraft to veer to the right. The ditch to the right of the pilot was extremely shallow and aircraft went through ditch striking an electrical pole with left hand wing leading edge.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KVTI AND FLEW TO PILOT?S PARENTS? HOME LOCATED IN THE COUNTRY. PILOT LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD IN FRONT OF PARENT?S HOME. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL HOWEVER; AFTER PILOT APPLIED BRAKING AND THEN RELEASED, THE RIGHT HAND BRAKE DID NOT RELEASE AND FORCED AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE DITCH TO THE RIGHT OF THE PILOT WAS EXTREMELY SHALLOW AND AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH DITCH STRIKING AN ELECTRICAL POLE WITH LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA15LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGarrison, IAThe malfunction of the right brake for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Mar 9, 2015 · Substantial damage