ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287931
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 November 2010 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Block Randall L |
| Registration: | N82934 |
| MSN: | 7AC-1584 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2758 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Merritt Island, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cocoa-Merritt Island Airport, FL (COI/KCOI) |
| Cocoa-Merritt Island Airport, FL (COI/KCOI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was practicing landings when the airplane veered right after touchdown. The pilot corrected with left rudder and the airplane initially corrected left; however, the right main landing gear collapsed and it then veered sharply right against the application of full left brake and rudder. The airplane subsequently departed the right side of the runway and came to rest upright in a creek. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the right main landing gear attachment point appeared rusty. Metallurgical examination revealed that the front portion of the right main landing gear attachment bracket displayed buckling, bending, cracks on the tension side of the bend, and displacement of material around the hole, consistent with an overload event. Minor surface corrosion pitting was observed on what was left of the outboard portion of the bracket.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a main landing gear collapse and subsequent runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11LA063
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 16:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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