Accident Aeronca 7AC N84055, Sunday 17 August 1986

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Date:	Sunday 17 August 1986
Time:	14:00 LT
Type:	Aeronca 7AC
Owner/operator:	School Of The Ozarks
Registration:	N84055
MSN:	7AC-2742
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	1783 hours
Engine model:	Continental A-65-8
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Republic, MO - United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Point Lookout, MO
Destination airport:	Republic, MO
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT WAS FLYING A PATTERN AROUND A FIELD WHERE HE INTENDED TO LAND LATER. DURING A LOW PASS, HE APPLIED POWER FOR A GO- AROUND BUT FULL POWER WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT A TOUCHDOWN. AT TOUCHDOWN, A SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT IS ALSO A MECHANIC AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS DURING A POST-IMPACT EXAMINATION. THE FIELD ELEVATION WAS 1649 FEET ASL AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 3700 FEET.

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