# Incident 19990130021149I: Aronca 65TL, Cat Spring, TX, January 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1999, 11:59 local time
- Place: Cat Spring, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8455° N, 96.3258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cat Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8455&lon=-96.3258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31433, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-TL (registry code 0190908, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 65TL
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 18 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990130021149I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED A SLIGHT BEND REARWARD ON 1 PROPELLER BLADE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO COWL AND LANDING GEAR FAIRINGS. PILOT SUSPECTS MAGNETO SWITCH FAILURE. AIRCRAFT AWAITING MAINTENANCE TO DETERMINE FAULT.

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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