ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179031
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 2015 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  ERCO 415-C Ercoupe |
| Owner/operator: | Mallard William C |
| Registration: | N87172 |
| MSN: | 345 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2319 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newnan Coweta County Airport (KCCO), Atlanta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta, GA (CCO) |
| Atlanta, GA (CCO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was being conducted by the private pilot/owner and an airline transport-rated pilot; it was the airplane’s first test flight after an annual inspection and the reinstallation of the wings. The private pilot/owner reported that, after the airplane took off and became airborne, it banked hard left, and the other pilot took control. The other pilot stated that he had to apply full right rudder and aileron to maintain level flight. He climbed the airplane to 400 ft with full power and turned back to land on the departure runway. Once the airplane was over the runway, the pilot reduced the power, and the airplane again banked left. The pilot made a correction, and the airplane then banked right and landed hard next to the runway.
A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation of the flight controls. The owner also reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. He suggested that the wing attachments may have partially given-way, but no evidence was found indicating that this occurred.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=87172
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 2010 | N87172 | 0 | LaGrange, Georgia | |
sub | |
| Fuel starvation | ||||||
| 5 March 2013 | N87172 | Private | 0 | Newnan, Georgia | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2015 14:56 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Aug-2015 17:23 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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