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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 11AC · Talkeetna, AK · March 27, 2000

Date: March 27, 2000 · 18:30 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Airport: Talkeetna Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9506E
Reported as: Bbavia 11AC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 85 total85 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N9506ERegistered now · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-1142 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 11AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 27, 2000, at 0230Z, Mr. William holton , the pilot of an AR-11-AC aircraft, N9506E, was practicing landings at the Talkeetna state airport. While attempting a short field landing the aircraft's left ski struck a small snow berm. The impact sheared the left upper fitting on the gear leg, allowing the aircraft to settle on the left wing. The damage was confined to the gear leg and paint scraped from the left wing tip. Mr. Holton's flight instructor, don lee , of Talkeetna, AK., was contacted and he agreed to give Mr. Holton additional short field landing instruction before endorsing Mr. Holton's student certificate for solo flight. Pilot information forthcoming.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 27, 2000, AT 0230Z, MR. WILLIAM HOLTON , THE PILOT OF AN AR-11-AC AIRCRAFT, N9506E, WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT THE TALKEETNA STATE AIRPORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT SKI STRUCK A SMALL SNOW BERM. THE IMPACT SHEARED THE LEFT UPPER FITTING ON THE GEAR LEG, ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ON THE LEFT WING. THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE GEAR LEG AND PAINT SCRAPED FROM THE LEFT WING TIP. MR. HOLTON'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, DON LEE , OF TALKEETNA, AK., WAS CONTACTED AND HE AGREED TO GIVE MR. HOLTON ADDITIONAL SHORT FIELD LANDING INSTRUCTION BEFORE ENDORSING MR. HOLTON'S STUDENT CERTIFICATE FOR SOLO FLIGHT. PILOT INFORMATION FORTHCOMING.