Aeronca 7AC N82559
30 July 2001 · Skwentna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 2001 at about 03:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N82559, operated by Edwin L Apperson, was involved in an accident near Skwentna, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skwentna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skwentna (SKW)
- Coordinates
- 61.9500, -151.1833
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N82559
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Edwin L Apperson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Merrill Field → Skwentna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC01LA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated commerical pilot reported that he had been practicing stop-and-go landings. During the second landing roll the pilot applied the brakes to come to a stop, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that the airplane had just recently been modified with new, double puck hydraulic brakes, and that he just was not aware of how well they worked. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Tok, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-16 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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