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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 11AC · Mountain Grove, MO · July 13, 1996

Date: July 13, 1996 · 11:00 local
Place: Mountain Grove, MO
Airport: Mouontain Grove Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N85907
Reported as: Bbavia 11AC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N85907Registered now · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-311 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 11AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated on takeoff from cabool, MO. Airport (tvb), that his right main landing gear oelo strut came apart. The landing gear was only attached to aircraft by the axle strut assembly and pilot elected to return to home base, which was Mountain Grove, MO. (MO19) for landing. Upon landing the right main gear folded back and hit door and propeller was damaged. It was very minor damage and there were no injuries on board aircraft. Review of aircraft records, annual was completed 2/96 at tach time 467.7 and tach time at incident site was 474.8 and AD 47-20-02 was complied with. The oelo strut failed at welded end, and the weld failed total time on strut 1489.9, p/n 3-433 oelo strut assy. Incident #CE96IGA00105. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED ON TAKEOFF FROM CABOOL, MO. AIRPORT (TVB), THAT HIS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OELO STRUT CAME APART. THE LANDING GEAR WAS ONLY ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT BY THE AXLE STRUT ASSEMBLY AND PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO HOME BASE, WHICH WAS MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO. (MO19) FOR LANDING. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED BACK AND HIT DOOR AND PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. IT WAS VERY MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON BOARD AIRCRAFT. REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS, ANNUAL WAS COMPLETED 2/96 AT TACH TIME 467.7 AND TACH TIME AT INCIDENT SITE WAS 474.8 AND AD 47-20-02 WAS COMPLIED WITH. THE OELO STRUT FAILED AT WELDED END, AND THE WELD FAILED TOTAL TIME ON STRUT 1489.9, P/N 3-433 OELO STRUT ASSY. INCIDENT #CE96IGA00105. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.