ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284480
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| Date: | Sunday 5 August 2007 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N65HM |
| MSN: | 7AC-3708 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | Continental A65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Westerly, Rhode Island -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Westerly State Airport, RI (WST/KWST) |
| Westerly State Airport, RI (WST/KWST) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was damaged during an attempted aborted landing. The pilot reported that he was returning from a local flight and performed a successful landing on runway 07. The pilot reported that he took off again and remained in the traffic pattern and attempted a second landing. During the landing, he felt the left wing suddenly lift up due to the crosswind. The airplane yawed to the left and the pilot applied full power with the intention of performing a go-around. The airplane settled back to the ground, collapsing the right main landing gear. The airplane's wing and propeller then struck the ground. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane during the flight. The recorded winds at an airport 11 nautical miles west of the accident airport were 340 degrees at 6 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing which resulted in the overload failure of the right main landing gear. The overload failure of the right main landing gear was a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI07CA258
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 2018 | N65HM | Private | 1 | West of Cranland Airport (28M), Hanson, MA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Sep-2022 17:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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