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The pilot of the aeronca 7AC had the rear seat control stick attachment fail; but the pilot in the front seat was able to land safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1310701 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Aeronca Champion |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aeroplane Flight Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 17 Flight Crew Total 3800 Flight Crew Type 10 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During a flight for personal enjoyment in above listed aircraft; a failure of the rear seat control stick attachment point was experienced. The aircraft was kept in positive control throughout the flight and safely landed by the front seat pilot at the departure airport. At a later date; it became apparent via studying the regulations that this failure should have required an immediate notification under 49 crash fire rescue equipment 830.5. Unfortunately; this was realized too late to comply with the regulation. Immediately upon recognizing the mistake; I placed a call to the NTSB roc and reported the incident.this error was due to a lack of use of this particular regulation. I have immediately begun to study and review all aviation related regulations and guidelines provided in the far/aim. Additionally; I have initiated an on-going personal study program to make sure that I maintain the highest level of knowledge and professionalism as it relates to federal regulations; regardless of the frequency of their application.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of the Aeronca 7AC had the rear seat control stick attachment fail; but the pilot in the front seat was able to land safely.
Narrative: During a flight for personal enjoyment in above listed aircraft; a failure of the rear seat control stick attachment point was experienced. The aircraft was kept in positive control throughout the flight and safely landed by the front seat pilot at the departure airport. At a later date; it became apparent via studying the regulations that this failure should have required an immediate notification under 49 CFR 830.5. Unfortunately; this was realized too late to comply with the regulation. Immediately upon recognizing the mistake; I placed a call to the NTSB ROC and reported the incident.This error was due to a lack of use of this particular regulation. I have immediately begun to study and review all aviation related regulations and guidelines provided in the FAR/AIM. Additionally; I have initiated an on-going personal study program to make sure that I maintain the highest level of knowledge and professionalism as it relates to federal regulations; regardless of the frequency of their application.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.