- Date
- April 16, 1991, 10:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Whitefield, NH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1303EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910416013959A
- Case key
- 36913
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Probable cause
Inadequate compensation for wind conditions by the pilot which resulted in a loss of directional control. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.
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
During a landing on runway 28 at mount Washington regional airport, Whitefield, new hampshire, the airplane encountered gusty winds. The pilot stated shortly after the wheels touched down a wind lifted the left wing, threatening to cause the airplane to flip. He stated he tried to regain directional control by applying power, but was unsuccessful. The airplane floated off the runway and impacted the ground approximately 250 north of the runway, damaging the fuselage, landing gear, and wooden propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1303E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-4863
- Airframe hours
- 54
- Engine
- Continental C-85-8F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John C. Gregory
- Registered owner
- John C. Gregory
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1990 · 13 hours before
- Airport
- HIE · Mount Washington, runway 28, 3,500 × 75 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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 994 total · 52 in this make and model · 904 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.