Aeronca 7CCM N4567E

Summary

On 24 October 2012 at about 16:40 local time, a Aeronca 7CCM registered N4567E, operated by James Casian, was involved in an accident near Hampton, New Hampshire, 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.

Date

24 October 2012 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Hampton, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Hampton Airfield (7B3)

Coordinates

42.9575, -70.8239

Aircraft

Aeronca 7CCM

Registration

N4567E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James Casian

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hampton → Hampton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA040

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare and touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the flight instructor, the student pilot was conducting her first solo flight after 15 hours of dual instruction. On the first and second attempts at landing, the student pilot bounced, applied power and went around. On the third attempt at a landing in the pattern, a small helicopter was on the runway and she went around again. On the fourth attempt at landing, the airplane touched down, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded to a stop on the right side of the runway. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed that the right side fuselage incurred substantial damage due to buckling. The flight instructor reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.