ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356974
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| Date: | Friday 26 July 1996 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 11AC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9232E |
| MSN: | 11AC-866 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1000 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alexandria, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (N85) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A takeoff was initiated by a private pilot, with a commercial pilot in the right seat, who was teaching the private pilot how to fly a tailwheel equipped airplane. The commercial pilot did not possess a flight instructor rating. The airplane veered left, and after it stopped, one of the tailwheel centering springs was found disconnected. The spring was reconnected. The pilots then swapped seats, taxied back, and attempted to takeoff again. While of the second takeoff roll, the airplane veered left again, went off the runway, and hit a fence. During a postaccident examination of the airplane, the attach point for the right rudder cable was found to be bent forward, which slackened the cable. Neither pilot was current to carry a passenger in a tailwheel equipped airplane. The commercial pilot did not have a current FAA medical certificate or biennial flight review.
Probable Cause: failure of the commercial pilot to ensure that directional control was maintained during takeoff, which led to a ground swerve and collision with a fence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA159
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 12:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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