Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV N7757

Summary

On 10 May 2007 at about 18:50 local time, a Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV registered N7757 was involved in an accident near Peachtree City, Georgia, 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

10 May 2007 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Peachtree City, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Peachtree City-Falcon Field (FFC)

Coordinates

33.3572, -84.5719

Aircraft

Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV

Registration

N7757

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA142

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and subsequent left main gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged following a loss of directional control and subsequent ground loop upon landing. The pilot stated that he made a "good" wheel landing on runway 31 (5219 feet by 100 feet, asphalt), but while the tail wheel was still in the air the airplane started to veer to the left. He corrected to the right but could not re-correct to the left before the aircraft ground looped and the left main landing gear collapsed. After the airplane was shut down, a small fire was observed near the accessory section of the engine which was extinguished by the pilot and bystanders with fire extinguishers.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.