Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
loss of aircraft control for an undetermined reason.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On August 16, 1995, at 1355 central daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC, N83564, ground looped while landing on runway 18 at the Mount Vernon Municipal Airport, Mount Vernon, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and the student pilot were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated from Bolivar, Missouri, at 1255 cdt.
The CFI stated the tailwheel spun off the wheel rim and lodged itself below the tailwheel hardware. On touchdown the airplane ground looped.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors who inspected the airplane after the accident, the tailwheel tire was slipped off the rim. However, it was not possible to determine if this was an initiating event of the ground loop or as a result of the ground loop.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI95LA282