- Date
- July 21, 1987, 17:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N443WBAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870721040049A
- Case key
- 7490
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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.
Analysis
The plt experienced a loss of directional control on ldg as the tailwheel touched down, and he executed a go-around. On the 2nd ldg attempt, the airplane veered off the rwy, traveled across a grassy area, and impacted a parked C-172. Post-crash exam of the airplane revealed that the tailwheel steering yoke had broken; the yoke had fractured across one of two retaining-bolt holes in the yoke shaft. Oversized bolts were found installed in the holes. The airplane was estimated to have traveled approx 800 feet after touchdown prior to impacting the parked airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N443WB
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC367
- Airframe hours
- 2,255
- Engine
- Continental C65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- 443 Flying Club
- Registered owner
- 443 Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 20, 1986
- Airport
- 4I2 · South Columbus, runway 36, 5,150 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total · 430 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.