Aeronca 7AC N2343E

Summary

On 10 October 2019 at about 12:45 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N2343E was involved in an accident near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 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

10 October 2019 at 12:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Greene County (WAY)

Coordinates

39.9011, -80.1306

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N2343E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waynesburg → Waynesburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA009

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to his foot slipping off the right pedal and becoming stuck between the pedal and fuselage frame, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, with the student pilot on the controls, during the landing roll, the student's right foot slipped off the right pedal and got stuck between the right pedal and fuselage frame. The airplane veered right, and the instructor corrected with left pedal, but the airplane continued right, exited the runway, and struck a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.