# Accident 20161223022369A: Aeronca 15AC, Waterford, MI, December 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2016, 16:30 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1337H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1337H-2026-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 205 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161223022369A

## Narrative

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

LEFT BRAKE LOCKED/FAILED ON TOUCHDOWN (CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT) CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMMEDIATELY VEER LEFT.  PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND BY ADDING POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER. LEFT BRAKE RELEASE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT DUE TO INPUTS TO CORRECT FOR LEFT BRAKE LOCKED, IT HIT A SNOW BANK ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27R AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN17LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA070), Dec 23, 2016: Aeronca 15AC (N1337H), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the left wheel brake torque plate by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the separation of the torque plate from the axle endplate and a loss of directional control…

## Other reports on N1337H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100601035329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100601035329I), Jun 1, 2010: Aeronca 15AC (N1337H), White Lake, MI, Minor damage. On 06/01/2010 at 0800 pm et, [privacy data omitted] made a water takeoff from Pontiac Lake in N1337H. During the initial part of the take off, his aircraft has…

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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