# Incident 20000307002239I: Bbavia 11AC, Three Rivers, TX, March 7, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Three Rivers, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4669° N, 98.1779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Rivers, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4669&lon=-98.1779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3619E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3619E-2017-07-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 36 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307002239I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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