ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223436
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Date: | Sunday 2 September 2018 |
Time: | 10:00 |
Type: | Aeronca 11AC |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N86146 |
MSN: | 11AC-576 |
Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1443 hours |
Engine model: | Continental A-65-8 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Midland, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Midland, TX (7T7) |
Destination airport: | Midland, TX (7T7) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing, he flared high, and the airplane bounced. He added that the airplane touched down on the runway “a little crossways” and that both wings struck the runway. The airplane came to rest in a nose-down attitude.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | GAA18CA536 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Mar-2019 09:04 |
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