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FAA incident report · Aeronca 7DC · Carlisle, PA · November 8, 2018

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Date
November 8, 2018 · 12:01 local
Place
Carlisle, PA
Airport
Carlisle
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3213E
Reported as
Aeronca 7DC
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total200 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N3213ERegistered now · Aeronca 7DCS/N 7AC-6747Airframe modelAeronca 7DCEngine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was ferrying aircraft from seller to buyer. Pilot stated during rollout after 150 feet the aircraft made an immediate right turn. The aircraft came to rest in a drainage ditch with large rocks. Both right and left landing gear were collapsed and one side of the propeller was bent. There was no other visible damage to the aircraft. The firewall was intact. Inspection of the tail wheel revealed the centering lock had apoximately 20 degrees of play. Pilot lost control of aircraft and ground looped the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FERRYING AIRCRAFT FROM SELLER TO BUYER. PILOT STATED DURING ROLLOUT AFTER 150 FEET THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH WITH LARGE ROCKS. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LANDING GEAR WERE COLLAPSED AND ONE SIDE OF THE PROPELLER WAS BENT. THERE WAS NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIREWALL WAS INTACT. INSPECTION OF THE TAIL WHEEL REVEALED THE CENTERING LOCK HAD APOXIMATELY 20 DEGREES OF PLAY. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT.