Univair 7GC-AA N31253

Summary

On 6 December 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Univair 7GC-AA registered N31253 was involved in an accident near Garner, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 December 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Garner, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Garner Field (NONE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Univair 7GC-AA

Registration

N31253

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA034

Nobody was injured.

A jammed right wheel for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After releasing a glider, the pilot preformed a left spiral to lose altitude, and entered the traffic pattern. After completing the downwind and base legs of the traffic pattern, the pilot established the airplane on an offset final for the runway. The airplane touched down on the first 1/3 of the runway and started to roll out. During rollout, the pilot 'tapped' the brakes and felt the airplane pull to the right. The pilot then 'tapped' the left brake and the airplane straightened out, but when the left brake pressure was removed the airplane once again turned to the right. Because of a right crosswind, the pilot thought the right turn was the airplane trying to weathervane, so he added full left rudder, which had no effect. With full left rudder, the tailwheel off the ground, and approximately 35 mph of airspeed, the pilot reapplied the left brake. When the left brake was applied, the airplane stopped abruptly and nosed over. After the accident, while the airplane was still inverted maintenance personnel had difficulty rotating the right tire by hand, but once it started to rotate, it did so freely. There were no mechanical failures with the right wheel assembly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.