# NTSB CHI98LA229: Aeronca 7BCM, N6035V, Portland, ND, June 27, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 27, 1998, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Portland, ND
- Coordinates: 47.489116, -97.359924 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4891&lon=-97.3599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 10943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA229
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10943/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA229

## Probable cause

the pilot's not maintaining directional control.  Factors were landing on a roadway and tall grass.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - roadway/highway (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The pilot said that he intentionally conducted a landing on a roadway.  He said that during the landing rollout, the right main landing gear wheel got off the roadway into tall grass.  He said that he then lost directional control, and the airplane nosed over.

## Factual narrative

On June 27, 1998, at 1500 central daylight time an Aeronca 7BCM, N6035V, registered to and operated by a private pilot sustained substantial damage during a loss of control following a landing on Highway 200, 10 miles west of Portland, North Dakota.  The pilot said that the right wheel ran off the paved portion of the road and he lost control of the rollout.  The pilot reported no injuries.  The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions.  No flight plan was on file.  The local flight departed from a private strip in Portland about 1430.

The pilot said in his written statement that he intended to land on the road in order to enable him to taxi the airplane to an area where he could have access to water to wash the airplane.  He said he was unable to taxi from his hangar directly to this location so he departed the private strip and proceeded to land on the road. He said that the touchdown was on the road; however, during rollout the right main landing gear wheel got off the road into tall grass, he lost directional control, and the airplane nosed over.  The pilot did not indicate that there were any mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6035V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6035V), registered now, S/N 7BCM-84 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Aeronca 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7BCM-84
- Airframe hours: 1902
- Engines: Continental C-90-12F 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard H. Fugleberg
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1997, 30 hours before
- Departed: NONE, PORTLAND, ND

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 398 total, 30 in this make and model, 362 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: GFK, 29 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19980627046709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980627046709A), Jun 27, 1998: Bbavia 7BCM, Portland, ND, No damage. (-23) The flight, conducted under 14 CFR part 91, began at the owner/operators farm residence. Approximately 15 minutes later, a landing was attempted on a…

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.

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