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| Date: | Thursday 1 September 2011 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N83533 |
| MSN: | 7AC-2209 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3231 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A&C65 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valparaiso-Porter County Airport, IN (VPZ/KVPZ) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greenville, MI (6D6) |
| Valparaiso-Porter County Airport, IN (VPZ/KVPZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing, the airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a ditch, and the main landing gear collapsed. No defects were found with the airplane's brake system. Photographic evidence of skid marks showed that the tailwheel experienced shimmy during the landing, which continued to the side of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed some play in the tailwheel assembly due to wear, which allowed the tailwheel to shimmy during the landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the wear in the tailwheel assembly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20110901X74125&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=83533&x=0&y=0
http://www.airnav.com/airport/6D6
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KVPZ
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2011 10:27 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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