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| Date: | Friday 16 September 2005 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2873E |
| MSN: | 7AC-6456 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coldfoot, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coldfoot, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private certificated pilot was landing on a gravel bar along a river. During the landing approach, the pilot said that the main landing gear tires contacted the surface of shallow water at the edge of the gravel bar. The airplane then nosed down and received damage to the propeller, wings, and the left wing lift strut.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude during the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent nosing down of the airplane when the main landing gear tires contacted shallow water prior to the intended landing site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC05CA148
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 15:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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