Aeronca 7-AC N82834

Summary

On 25 June 1998 at about 18:30 local time, a Aeronca 7-AC registered N82834 was involved in an accident near Thompson Falls, Montana, United States. 2 people were 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

25 June 1998 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Thompson Falls, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Thompson Falls (THM)

Coordinates

47.5604, -115.4404

Aircraft

Aeronca 7-AC

Registration

N82834

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA110

Nobody was injured.

The instructor's inadequate remedial action with the application of excessive brake pressure.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the Aeronca 7AC was applying braking during a practice short-field landing. The instructor pilot in the back seat told her to apply more braking, but she did not apply as much as the instructor thought was appropriate. The instructor therefore elected to apply additional braking, whereupon the aircraft started to nose over. As soon as the nose-over started, the instructor pilot released the brake pressure he had applied, but it was too late to keep the aircraft's nose from hitting the runway and the main gear from lifting off the runway surface. After hitting the runway, the aircraft fell back onto its main landing gear with sufficient force to tear one main gear attach fitting from the fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.