# Incident 19950415010739I: Bbavia 11AC, Pottstown, PA, April 15, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown Limerick Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85825, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85825-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950415010739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, WITH GUSTY WINDS, AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT/DOWNHILL SLOPE, COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. NO PERSONAL INJURIES. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON CROSSWIND LANDINGS IN GUSTY CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N85825 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960809022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809022089A), Aug 9, 1996: Bbavia 11BC (N85825), Charlotte, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Heard power reduction. Stalled nose high climbing turn. Fell into trees. Cause power loss to be examined. (-23) the aircraft was first observed circling to the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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