- Date
- April 19, 1990, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Blossvale, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2275EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900419010209A
- Case key
- 36628
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing. Factors related to the accident were: a gusty quartering tailwind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was landing on runway 6 in gusty wind conditions. Just prior to touchdown, he said the plane seemed to be forced down on the runway and then immediately veered off the runway to the right. The pilot said rudder and braking didn't seem to have any effect in the turning the airplane back to the runway. The airplane contacted trees on the side of the runway. The pilot reported the winds as being from the south at 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2275E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-5049
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235C, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Elmer Charles Tallman
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1989 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- NY45 · Becks Grove, runway 6, 3,305 × 100 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
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 532 total · 152 in this make and model · 447 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.