# NTSB GAA18CA241: Aeronca 65 LB, N34459, Carrington, ND, April 28, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 28, 2018, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC) - Place: Carrington, ND - Coordinates: 47.453334, -99.154167 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4533&lon=-99.1542&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 27, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 97137 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA241 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97137/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97137 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA241 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his subsequent excessive brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Terrain: rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 442 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-LB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=0190932), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The solo student pilot reported that, during landing, the tailwheel-equipped airplane touched down "a little" crooked, veered to the right, and he attempted to correct with rudder but the airplane ran off the right side of the runway into a field that "wasn't terribly rough." He added that he attempted to takeoff from the field, but "realized it wasn't going to happen before the approaching trees." Subsequently, he aborted the takeoff, applied the brakes, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing lift strut. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The solo student pilot reported that, during landing, the tailwheel-equipped airplane touched down "a little" crooked, veered to the right, and he attempted to correct with rudder, but the airplane ran off the right side of the runway into a field that "wasn't terribly rough". He added that he attempted to takeoff from the field, but "realized it wasn't going to happen before the approaching trees". Subsequently, he aborted the takeoff, applied the brakes, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing lift strut. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N34459](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34459-2020-07-17), registration cancelled 2020-07-17, S/N L14741 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AERONCA 65 LB (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Aeronca 65-LB](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-lb) (registry code 0190932) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: L14741 - Year built: 1941 - Airframe hours: 2187 - Engines: Continental A65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 15, 2017 - Departed: 46D, Carrington, ND - Destination: 46D, Carrington, ND - Airport: 46D, Carrington Muni, runway 13, 4,198 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 65; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 31.7 total, 28.7 in this make and model, 0.5 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: K46D ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20180428007189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428007189I), Apr 28, 2018: Aeronca 65-LB, Carrington, ND, Minor damage. The pilot stated that upon touchdown he was slightly off angle to the runway centerline and started veering off the runway. He ended up overcorrecting and into… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 28, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97137. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40464614&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Picture (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 190 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40464615&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Picture-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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