- Date
- September 26, 1987, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- White Mountain, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3446Champion Aeronca TL
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870926056399A
- Case key
- 4929
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Hard landing
Flare - not attainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not identifiedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
Terrain condition - softFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Recovery from bounced landing - improper
Analysis
The pilot stated upon touchdown the airplane bounced and groundlooped. The acft had been landed on a gravel bar and the landing area was loose gravel and rocks. No malfunctions of the acft were reported. The plt stated that he thought that the bounced landing resulted from the larger rocks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3446
- Reported as
- Champion Aeronca TL
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- L100718
- Airframe hours
- 4,150
- Engine
- Continental A-75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Lahman
- Registered owner
- John Lahman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1975 · 20 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 524 total · 19 in this make and model · 419 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.