# NTSB ANC01LA092: Aeronca 7AC, N82559, Skwentna, AK, July 30, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 29, 2001, 19:30 local (Jul 30, 2001, 03:30 UTC) - Place: Skwentna, AK - Coordinates: 61.95, -151.183334 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9500&lon=-151.1833&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 3, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 53208 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC01LA092 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53208/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA092 ## Probable cause The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The certificated commerical pilot reported that he had been practicing stop-and-go landings. During the second landing roll the pilot applied the brakes to come to a stop, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that the airplane had just recently been modified with new, double puck hydraulic brakes, and that he just was not aware of how well they worked. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On July 29, 2001, about 1930 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Aeronca 7AC airplane, N82559, received substantial damage while landing at the Skwentna Airport, Skwentna, Alaska. The solo certificated commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Merrill Field Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, about 1845. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on July 30, the pilot reported that he had been practicing stop-and-go landings. He landed on runway 9 which has a gravel surface, and is 3,400 feet long. The pilot said he applied the brakes to come to a stop, and the airplane nosed over. He added that the airplane had just recently been modified with new, double puck hydraulic brakes, and that he just was not aware of how well they worked. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing lift strut, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N82559](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82559), registered now, S/N 7AC-1196 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aeronca 7AC - Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7AC-1196 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-C1 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Edwin L Apperson - Registered owner: Chad Carpenter - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MRI, Merrill Field, AK - Destination: SKW, Skwentna, AK - Airport: SKW, Skwentna, runway 09, 3,400 × 75 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 7,000 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 30 statute miles ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010729040049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010729040049A), Jul 29, 2001: Bbavia 7AC, Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 29, at about 1945 hours Alaska standard time, an Aeronca 7AC airplane, N82559, received minor damage during a landing at the Skwentna Airport,… ## Other investigations on N82559 (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC76DAH68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH68), Sep 5, 1976: Aeronca 7AC (N82559), Kenai, AK, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.