- Date
- July 7, 1982, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1724EAeronca Champion 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820707030299A
- Case key
- 72708
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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
When the pilot tookoff to practice touch and go landings, he noticed a storm across the bay over tampa. He changed from runway 24 to runway 18 when he noticed a change in the wind direction. After completing three more touch and go landings, he elected to make the next to a full stop. He reported that the approach seemed to be satisfactory until he began to flare. At that time, the plane suddenly began drifting right. The pilot reported that he tried to correct for the drift, but the plane stalled and struck the ground. Both of the main gear failed during touchdown. The pilot estimated the wind was gusting to 20 knots. According to the 1549 EDT weather observation at St. Petersburg, there was intensive thunderstorm activity in the area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1724E
- Reported as
- Aeronca Champion 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5290
- Airframe hours
- 1,916
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sunshine Flight, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sunshine Flight, Inc.
- Departed
- SPG · St. Petersburg, FL
- Destination
- SPG · St. Petersburg, FL
- Airport
- SPG · Albert Whitted, runway 18, 2,800 × 150 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 575 total · 64 in this make and model · 364 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 180 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 10 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.
Other investigations on N1724E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.