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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Waynesburg, PA · October 10, 2019

Date: October 10, 2019 · 09:00 local
Place: Waynesburg, PA
Airport: Greene County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2343E
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA20CA009
Reported as: Aeronca 7AC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 33 total33 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N2343ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC5921 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC

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What happened

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Student pilot was receiving instruction on runway landing. This was his second. Prior landings were on grass. Upon landing on runway 27 the aircraft started turning to the right. The pilot stated that his foot slipped off the right rudder pedal and became lodged between the pedal and fuselage. The instructor (2nd pilot) was unable to move the pedal due to the pilots foot being stuck. The aircraft departed the runway into the grass where it encountered a ditch. The aircraft experienced a propeller strike causing damage. Both main landing gear were folded aft. The left main gear forward mounting bracket was broken causing substantial damage to the aircraft structure.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION ON RUNWAY LANDING. THIS WAS HIS SECOND. PRIOR LANDINGS WERE ON GRASS. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE PEDAL AND FUSELAGE. THE INSTRUCTOR (2ND PILOT) WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE PEDAL DUE TO THE PILOTS FOOT BEING STUCK. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT ENCOUNTERED A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER STRIKE CAUSING DAMAGE. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE FOLDED AFT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKET WAS BROKEN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE.

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 GAA20CA009Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaynesburg, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to his foot slipping off the right pedal and becoming stuck between the pedal and fuselage frame, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.Oct 10, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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NONEMake and model not reportedNo report for this aircraft in the release