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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 11AC · Three Rivers, TX · March 7, 2000

Date: March 7, 2000 · 14:30 local
Place: Three Rivers, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3619E
Reported as: Bbavia 11AC
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total36 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N3619ERegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-S-71 · Built 1947 Airframe modelAeronca 11AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot on cross-country flight from needles, California to brownsville, Texas, made a precautionary off airport landing in a farmers field. The pilot indicated he was low on fuel and unsure of his location. The field was 6 miles north of live oak county, george west municipal airport along hwy 281. During the landing, the pilot said that the terrain was rougher than expected. During roll out, the crosswind lifted the right wing and he did not respond in time to keep from dragging the left wing tip. The damage was confined to the left wing tip. The wing tip bow was pulled from the tip, and two ribs were dmaged. The fabric covering at the tipe ws also damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA TO BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MADE A PRECAUTIONARY OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FARMERS FIELD. THE PILOT INDICATED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND UNSURE OF HIS LOCATION. THE FIELD WAS 6 MILES NORTH OF LIVE OAK COUNTY, GEORGE WEST MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ALONG HWY 281. DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT SAID THAT THE TERRAIN WAS ROUGHER THAN EXPECTED. DURING ROLL OUT, THE CROSSWIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND HE DID NOT RESPOND IN TIME TO KEEP FROM DRAGGING THE LEFT WING TIP. THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE LEFT WING TIP. THE WING TIP BOW WAS PULLED FROM THE TIP, AND TWO RIBS WERE DMAGED. THE FABRIC COVERING AT THE TIPE WS ALSO DAMAGED.