Accident Champion 7EC N4387C,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292552
 
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Date:Sunday 19 March 2006
Time:13:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Champion 7EC
Owner/operator:
Registration: N4387C
MSN: 7EC-416
Total airframe hrs:3864 hours
Engine model:Continental C90
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Zellwood, Florida -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Winter Haven Municipal Airport - Gilbert Field, FL (GIF/KGIF)
Destination airport:Zellwood, FL (FA83)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot made a "normal approach" and landed on runway 09. He said that on rollout, "the aircraft began to swerve, first to the left, then to the right, then back to the left and finally swerved sharply to the right, leaving the runway and proceeding into a water filled drainage ditch that ran parallel to the runway." The airplane was later moved to a hangar. The pilot reported that post-accident examination revealed "the spring connecting the rudder to the tail wheel horn had detached."

Probable Cause: A loss of directional control due to the spring connecting the rudder to the tailwheel horn being detached.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA06LA068
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA06LA068

Revision history:

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