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FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Lenoir, NC · July 18, 2016

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Date
July 18, 2016 · 08:30 local
Place
Lenoir, NC
Airport
Lower Creek
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84690
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA383
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total150 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N84690Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-3402Airframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine 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.

On July 18, 2016 at approximately 0740 local time, aircraft N84690, an Aeronca champ, ser. No.7AC-3402 and registered to the Lenoir aviation club, took off from Lower Creek Airport (NC27) located in Lenoir, north carolina. Weather condition at the time was IFR due to fog. While landing at NC27, the aircraft overshot the runway, slid off the end the wet grass runway, across a gravel road, impacting a small berm and struck a hedge of cypress trees where it came to rest. The event was reported to the charlotte FSDO by the pilot. The pilot was the only person on board and there were no injuries reported. The aircraft was removed from the scene and placed in a hangar prior to the pilot notifying the FAA. FAA inspectors contacted the pilot by phone and confirmed that there were no injuries.

After discussing the event with an operations inspector, it was recommended the airman receive 5 hrs of ground training, 3 hrs of flight training to include human factors, weather and regulations as well as a repeat of his flight review.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 18, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0740 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N84690, AN AERONCA CHAMP, SER. NO.7AC-3402 AND REGISTERED TO THE LENOIR AVIATION CLUB, TOOK OFF FROM LOWER CREEK AIRPORT (NC27) LOCATED IN LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA. WEATHER CONDITION AT THE TIME WAS IFR DUE TO FOG. WHILE LANDING AT NC27, THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY, SLID OFF THE END THE WET GRASS RUNWAY, ACROSS A GRAVEL ROAD, IMPACTING A SMALL BERM AND STRUCK A HEDGE OF CYPRESS TREES WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE EVENT WAS REPORTED TO THE CHARLOTTE FSDO BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE AND PLACED IN A HANGAR PRIOR TO THE PILOT NOTIFYING THE FAA. FAA INSPECTORS CONTACTED THE PILOT BY PHONE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

AFTER DISCUSSING THE EVENT WITH AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE AIRMAN RECEIVE 5 HRS OF GROUND TRAINING, 3 HRS OF FLIGHT TRAINING TO INCLUDE HUMAN FACTORS, WEATHER AND REGULATIONS AS WELL AS A REPEAT OF HIS FLIGHT REVIEW.

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 GAA16CA383Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLenoir, NCThe pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an emergency descent through fog, a runway overrun on a wet grass runway, and a collision with a ditch and vegetation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to…Jul 18, 2016 · Substantial damage