- Date
- February 1, 1993, 16:20 local (Feb 2, 1993, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Medford, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N11096Champion 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930201001379A
- Case key
- 42984
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Probable cause
Movement of the tailwheel assembly was restricted. Improper maintenance was a factor.
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
At the end of a local pleasure flight, the pilot reported that the first touch and go was uneventful. During the second landing, after touchdown, the airplane veered sharply to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder and partial brake; however, the airplane continued to the left and exited the side of the runway, colliding with a taxiway sign before coming to rest. After the accident, the tailwheel assembly was found locked in an offset position. During the inspection, it was found that a bottom plate was assembled incorrectly and was outside of a keyway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11096
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 425
- Airframe hours
- 1,340
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mccall, Winston R.
- Registered owner
- Mccall, Winston R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1992 · 32 hours before
- Airport
- MFR · Medford, runway 32, 6,700 × 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
- 66
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 33,600 total · 1,700 in this make and model · 31,000 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.