What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 28, 1999 at 0830 hours mountain standard time, an Aeronca 11AC, N3933E, collided with an electrical box after it ground looped near Sedona, Arizona. The airplane, operated by chief aerospace LLC, sustained substantial damage. The private pilot, the sole occupant was not injured. The flight was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 as a pleasure flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was not on a flight plan, but visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated at deer valley airport at 0810 and was destined for the Sedona Airport. (-23)a/c landed at Sedona Airport during the rollout phase the a/c ground looped causing it to depart the runway to the right at which time the right bar strut struck a electrical light box causing damage to the right strut and the right wing spar. No other damage was caused to the a/c. (.4) on November 28, 1999, at 0830 hours mountain standard time, an Aeronca 11AC, N3933E, veered off the runway and collided with an electrical box while landing at the Sedona, Arizona, airport. The airplane, owned and opera ted by chief aerospace LLC, sustained substantial damage. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was not on a flight plan, but visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated at deer valley airport at 0815, and was destined for the Sedona Airport. The pilot said he made a normal approach to runway 03 after receiving the AWOS (automatic recorded weather information) that said the winds were from 070 degrees at 5 knots. He reported that his final approach proceeded smoothly and he touched down in a three-point attitude. He said that just after touchdown, a gust of wind caused the airplane to begin to ground loop. The airplane rotated 90 degrees to the left, departed the runway, and struck an electrical box with the right wing strut. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999 AT 0830 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC, N3933E, COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL BOX AFTER IT GROUND LOOPED NEAR SEDONA, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY CHIEF AEROSPACE LLC, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN, BUT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT AT 0810 AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE SEDONA AIRPORT. (-23)A/C LANDED AT SEDONA AIRPORT DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE THE A/C GROUND LOOPED CAUSING IT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT BAR STRUT STRUCK A ELECTRICAL LIGHT BOX CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STRUT AND THE RIGHT WING SPAR. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE A/C. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999, AT 0830 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC, N3933E, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE LANDING AT THE SEDONA, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERA TED BY CHIEF AEROSPACE LLC, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN, BUT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT AT 0815, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE SEDONA AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 03 AFTER RECEIVING THE AWOS (AUTOMATIC RECORDED WEATHER INFORMATION) THAT SAID THE WINDS WERE FROM 070 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. HE REPORTED THAT HIS FINAL APPROACH PROCEEDED SMOOTHLY AND HE TOUCHED DOWN IN A THREE-POINT ATTITUDE. HE SAID THAT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BEGIN TO GROUND LOOP. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL BOX WITH THE RIGHT WING STRUT. THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.