- Date
- May 4, 2007, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lagrangeville, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1478EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- Case key
- 65756
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to identify a partially buried rock in the landing surface of an unimproved grass runway, which resulted in an inadvertent collision during the landing roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was landing an Aeronca 7AC, on an unimproved 1,000-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, grass runway that was located at his residence. After touchdown, the airplane's right main landing gear struck a rock that was partially buried in the ground. The right main landing gear separated, and the right wing strut was bent. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. He reported about 3,525 hours of total flight experience.
Factual narrative
The pilot was landing an Aeronca 7AC, on an unimproved 1,000-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, grass runway that was located at his residence. After touchdown, the airplane's right main landing gear struck a rock that was partially buried in the ground. The right main landing gear separated, and the right wing strut was bent. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. He reported about 3,525 hours of total flight experience.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1478E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC5041
- Airframe hours
- 2,826
- Engine
- Continental A65-8, 65 hp, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 2006
- Departed
- NONE · Lagrangeville, NY
- Airport
- NONE · Private, runway 18, 1,000 × 30 ft, grass/turf
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
- 76
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 1, 2006
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,525 total · 390 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- POU, 5 nm away
Other investigations on N1478E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.