Aeronca 7-EC N4712E
12 May 2002 · Flying M Ranch, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 May 2002 at about 20:15 local time, a Aeronca 7-EC registered N4712E was involved in an accident near Flying M Ranch, Oregon, United States. 2 people were 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 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Flying M Ranch, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying M Ranch (OR05)
- Coordinates
- 45.1906, -123.2408
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7-EC
- Registration
- N4712E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lenhardt Field → Flying M Ranch
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA080
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while applying the brakes during the landing roll. Factors include a tailwind and trees at the far end of the airstrip.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While flying past the Flying M Airstrip en route to another airport, the pilot decided to land there. He circled the airport twice to check traffic and the winds, and then entered a left hand pattern. He rolled out on final with a slight tailwind, but was still able to touch down approximately where he intended. Almost immediately after touching down on the 2130 foot strip, the pilot started applying the brakes because the tree line at the far end appeared closer than he had expected. As he attempted to bring the aircraft to a stop, it drifted off the right side of the landing surface, and its wing impacted the propeller of a parked aircraft. The pilot later said that he believes that if he had continued a normal rollout and applied the brakes after the aircraft had a chance to slow, he would have had no problem stopping in the required distance.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2002 | Aeronca 7AC | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 3 Aug 2002 | Aeronca 7AC | Caro, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 2002 | Aeronca 7AC | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Aeronca 7DC | Fulton, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Oct 2001 | Aeronca 7AC | Erhard, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 15 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-16 | Umpqua, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Newberg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Cessna 152 | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |