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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 11AC · Wilmington, DE · September 6, 2000

Date: September 6, 2000 · 10:00 local
Place: Wilmington, DE
Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9308E
Reported as: Bbavia 11AC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N9308ERegistered now · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-946 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 11AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot statement: after making a normal landing on runway 32 at the new Castle county airport, the aircraft slowed to approximately 30 mph or so. At that point the wind seemed to shift and gusted with more of a tail wind component. The tail started to lift and as I held aft pressure on the yoke the tail continued to go completely over. I was not injured from this incident. This occurred in Aeronca N9308E an 11AC chief.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: AFTER MAKING A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OR SO. AT THAT POINT THE WIND SEEMED TO SHIFT AND GUSTED WITH MORE OF A TAIL WIND COMPONENT. THE TAIL STARTED TO LIFT AND AS I HELD AFT PRESSURE ON THE YOKE THE TAIL CONTINUED TO GO COMPLETELY OVER. I WAS NOT INJURED FROM THIS INCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED IN AERONCA N9308E AN 11AC CHIEF.