Accident Aeronca 7CCM N81768,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223385
 
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Date:Saturday 7 July 2018
Time:09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aeronca 7CCM
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N81768
MSN: 7AC391
Year of manufacture:1946
Total airframe hrs:4073 hours
Engine model:Continental C90-8F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Palmer, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Palmer, AK (AK1)
Destination airport:Palmer, AK
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
While landing off airport on an unimproved landing site, the tailwheel-equipped airplane landed hard and bounced. The pilot applied full power to go around, but the airplane bounced again before impacting trees and terrain. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest inverted on a river bank.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and vertical stabilizer.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.


Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, an attempted go-around, and a subsequent nose-over.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: GAA18CA398
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Location

Revision history:

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