- Date
- November 8, 1987, 16:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Union City, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3849HErcoupe 415-CD
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871108068959A
- Case key
- 7683
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd the acft started to veer off the rwy after a 'rough' lndg. He atmtd to steer the plane with the steering control, but it would not respond. Subsequently, the acft veered off the rwy. About 50' to the side of the rwy, the nose gear hit a hole & collapsed. A post-acdnt exam revealed the steering lug on the nosewheel strut had fractured & separated. No evidence of fatigue was found. This acft was equipped with independent, pedal operated brakes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3849H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4550
- Airframe hours
- 1,696
- Engine
- Continental C-75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James W. Campbell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1987 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- UCY
- Airport
- UCY · Everett-Stewart, runway 1, 5,000 × 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
- 67
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,000 total · 52 in this make and model · 17,000 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.