Accident Aeronca 7CCM N81768, Saturday 7 July 2018

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Date:	Saturday 7 July 2018
Time:	09:30
Type:	Aeronca 7CCM
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N81768
MSN:	7AC391
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	4073 hours
Engine model:	Continental C90-8F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Palmer, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Palmer, AK (AK1)
Destination airport:	Palmer, AK
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
While landing off airport on an unimproved landing site, the tailwheel-equipped airplane landed hard and bounced. The pilot applied full power to go around, but the airplane bounced again before impacting trees and terrain. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest inverted on a river bank.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and vertical stabilizer.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, an attempted go-around, and a subsequent nose-over.

Accident investigation: