- Date
- December 6, 1988, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N86073Aeronca 11AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881206069959A
- Case key
- 32369
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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
The plt stated that he failed to maintain directional control during landing in a crosswind. He further stated that he aggravated the loss of control by over-application of the controls and adding full throttle which led to the aircraft departing the rwy and colliding with a fence. He stated that the check plt was unable to regain control because of plt control inputs and the check plt not having brakes on his side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86073
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11AC496
- Airframe hours
- 530
- Engine
- Continental C-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Mclendon, Morris L.
- Registered owner
- Morris L Mclendon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 30, 1988 · 2 hours before
- Airport
- X16 · Vandenberg, runway 36, 3,260 × 65 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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 1 in this make and model · 1,425 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 6 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.