20170115000389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Compton, CA · January 15, 2017

Date: January 15, 2017 · 14:20 local
Place: Compton, CA
Airport: Compton Woodley
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1659E
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA113
Reported as: Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N1659ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-5225 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft landed on runway 7R approximately mid field. According to pilot statement, the wind had changed when touched down to a crosswind/tail wind. The aircraft left the runway into the dirt and went inverted damaging the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 7R APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD. ACCORDING TO PILOT STATEMENT, THE WIND HAD CHANGED WHEN TOUCHED DOWN TO A CROSSWIND/TAIL WIND. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT AND WENT INVERTED DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.

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 GAA17CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCompton, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain runway alignment during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an off-runway landing in soft dirt and a nose-over.Jan 15, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1659E · 1

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

Accident 19980310002889AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lone Pine, CALost power on climb to cruise. Landed in meadow. Landing gear folded. Found both magnetos were very loose. (.4)the pilot reported that as the aircraft climbed through about 3,000 feet AGL the engine began to misfire, then lost almost all power. Following an…Mar 10, 1998 · Substantial damage