20200903014139I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 7AC · Coeur D'Alene, ID · September 3, 2020

Date
September 3, 2020 · 09:00 local
Place
Coeur D'Alene, ID
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N83683
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total78 in this make and model269 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

When the pilot under instruction (pui)lost control of the airplane, the CFI took control to initiate corrective actions. The pui took over control from the CFI and added full power and left stick input which exacerbated the loss of control. The CFI regained control and got the airplane stopped on the infield grass after striking 2 taxiway lights and 1 runway light.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION (PUI)LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, THE CFI TOOK CONTROL TO INITIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. THE PUI TOOK OVER CONTROL FROM THE CFI AND ADDED FULL POWER AND LEFT STICK INPUT WHICH EXACERBATED THE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CFI REGAINED CONTROL AND GOT THE AIRPLANE STOPPED ON THE INFIELD GRASS AFTER STRIKING 2 TAXIWAY LIGHTS AND 1 RUNWAY LIGHT.