- Date
- June 30, 1991, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Clinton, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7507BChampion 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910630024839A
- Case key
- 23356
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Probable cause
The loss of directional control due to locked wheel brake on the left landing gear.
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
A private pilot on a cross country flight experienced difficulty maintaining directional control of his tailwheel-equipped airplane upon touchdown. The pilot applied full power and managed to abort the landing. On the second attempt to land, he was once again pulled to the left, but was unable to regain directional control. The airplane departed the runway and struck a fence. Investigation revealed that the actuating cable connecting the brake pedal to the wheel brake on the left wheel was locked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7507B
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 574
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James M. Qualls
- Registered owner
- James M. Qualls
- Departed
- RUE · Russellville, AR
- Airport
- 4M4 · Clinton Municipal, runway 31, 4,000 × 50 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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 380 total · 114 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.