Pilot Debrief

AERONCA 7BCM near San Antonio, TX — 2022-10-05

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Date
2022-10-05
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Airport
1TT8
Aircraft
AERONCA 7BCM
Registration
N119TX
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to attain/maintain aircraft control during landing.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was demonstrating a three-point landing during an instructional flight when the airplane bounced on the runway and ground looped. The instructor recovered the airplane from the ground loop as it departed the runway surface and then added engine power to try to avoid impact with a wall that was part of the runway’s bridge over a creek. The airplane impacted the wall and fell into the creek. The airplane sustained substantial damage that included damage to the airplane fuselage and engine mount. The flight instructor stated that there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents4

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