Aeronca 7CCM N83129

Summary

On 7 August 2012 at about 14:30 local time, a Aeronca 7CCM registered N83129 was involved in an accident near Norridgewock, Maine, 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

7 August 2012 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Norridgewock, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Central Main Airport of Norrid (KOWK)

Coordinates

44.7092, -69.8597

Aircraft

Aeronca 7CCM

Registration

N83129

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Old Town → Norridgewock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA499

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that while landing on runway 21, immediately following contact of the main landing gear onto the runway, the right wing “came up.” The pilot compensated with left rudder and right aileron and kept the aircraft centered on the runway. Shortly thereafter, the right wing raised up a second time. The airplane then departed the right side of the runway and came to rest after the right wing impacted a tree 270 feet from the runway. A flight instructor at the airport stated that the wind favored runway 21 but had reversed direction during the accident flight. A meteorological report from the airport indicated wind from 190 degrees at 3 knots about the time of the accident, with no wind speeds exceeding 3 knots throughout the duration of the landing roll. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the right wing spar. The examination did not reveal any evidence of preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane following the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.