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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 65-LB · Carrington, ND · April 28, 2018

Date: April 28, 2018 · 06:45 local
Place: Carrington, ND
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34459
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA241
Reported as: Aeronca 65-LB
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total25 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N34459Registration cancelled Jul 17, 2020 · Aeronca 65-LBS/N L14741 Airframe modelAeronca 65-LB 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.

The pilot stated that upon touchdown he was slightly off angle to the runway centerline and started veering off the runway. He ended up overcorrecting and into the grass toward a low spot. Fearing the aircraft might get stuck he made the decision to keep the power on and takeoff from the grass. The takeoff was then aborted due to trees in the flight path and an attempt to slow the aircraft with brakes resulted in the aircraft nosing over on to its back.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN HE WAS SLIGHTLY OFF ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND STARTED VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY. HE ENDED UP OVERCORRECTING AND INTO THE GRASS TOWARD A LOW SPOT. FEARING THE AIRCRAFT MIGHT GET STUCK HE MADE THE DECISION TO KEEP THE POWER ON AND TAKEOFF FROM THE GRASS. THE TAKEOFF WAS THEN ABORTED DUE TO TREES IN THE FLIGHT PATH AND AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT WITH BRAKES RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER ON TO ITS BACK.

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 GAA18CA241Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCarrington, NDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his subsequent excessive brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.Apr 28, 2018 · Substantial damage