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FAA accident report · Aeronca 7DC · Salinas, CA · October 22, 2017

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Date
October 22, 2017 · 13:40 local
Place
Salinas, CA
Airport
Salinas Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83512
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA018
Reported as
Aeronca 7DC
Reported engine
Continental C-85-8F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total200 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N83512Registration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Aeronca 7DCS/N 7AC-2183 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 7DCEngine 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.

The airman was completing a local flight; during the terminal phase of flight; the airman received the latest weather via the automatic terminal information service (ATIS) (information echo 1953 uct calm winds visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature 23° celsius, dew point 9° celsius, altimeter 30.28). He then contacted the air traffic control tower which instructed him to land on runway 08 at Salinas Airport. During the landing phase the aircraft departed the runway to the right striking an airport sign. This caused the left main landing gear to collapse. This caused the left main wing to strike the runway pavement. Also damaged during the collision with the airport sign was the aircraft propeller. The aircraft came to a rest adjacent to the runway edge near taxiway delta. At the time of the accident the weather was report by the air traffic control tower (2040 uct winds 280° at 5 knots, 10 miles visibility, clear skies, temperature 24° celsius, dew point 11° celsius, altimeter 30.27)

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN WAS COMPLETING A LOCAL FLIGHT; DURING THE TERMINAL PHASE OF FLIGHT; THE AIRMAN RECEIVED THE LATEST WEATHER VIA THE AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) (INFORMATION ECHO 1953 UCT CALM WINDS VISIBILITY 10 MILES, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE 23° CELSIUS, DEW POINT 9° CELSIUS, ALTIMETER 30.28). HE THEN CONTACTED THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER WHICH INSTRUCTED HIM TO LAND ON RUNWAY 08 AT SALINAS AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING PHASE THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT STRIKING AN AIRPORT SIGN. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN WING TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. ALSO DAMAGED DURING THE COLLISION WITH THE AIRPORT SIGN WAS THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY EDGE NEAR TAXIWAY DELTA. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS REPORT BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (2040 UCT WINDS 280° AT 5 KNOTS, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE 24° CELSIUS, DEW POINT 11° CELSIUS, ALTIMETER 30.27)

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 GAA18CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalinas, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a tailwind.Oct 22, 2017 · Substantial damage