ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357035
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 July 1996 |
| Time: | 11:52 LT |
| Type: |  American Champion 7EC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8910R |
| MSN: | 716 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2600 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-90-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rochester, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hampton, NH (7BE) |
| (6B1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner and a passenger were landing on runway 33 at their destination airport. The pilot stated that after touchdown, as the airplane decelerated, he lowered the tail of the airplane to the runway. A gust of wind then caused the airplane to 'weathervane,' the airplane ground looped, and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot estimated the winds were from 300 degrees at 8 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop and dragging of the wing on the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA151
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 October 1997 | N7505F | Private | 0 | Augusta, KS | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 13:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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