# Accident 20000917038999A: Bbavia 11AC, Gettysburg, PA, September 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2000, 10:35 local time
- Place: Gettysburg, PA
- Airport: Doersom Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8305° N, 77.2298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8305&lon=-77.2298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9354E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9354E) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000917038999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C DURING LANDING, VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED A/C. ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT (N9354E) SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING. PARKED A/C ALSO SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2000, ABOUT 1035 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC-991, N9354E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE GETTYSBURG AIRPORT, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED RECREATIONAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A PILOT, HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE LAND ON RUNWAY 24, A 3,096-FOOT LONG, 40-FOOT WIDE, ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE FLARED "ABOUT 3-4 FEET TOO HIGH," AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE THEN IMMEDIATELY VEERED 40-50 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND HEADED TOWARD A LINE OF PARKED AIRPLANES. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A PARKED AIRPLANE, ROTATED ON ITS RIGHT WING TIP AND CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE COWLING. THE PILOT STATED IN A WRITTEN NARRATIVE, "WHAT OCCURRED WAS A 'GROUND LOOP' AFTER TOUCHDOWN..                                                                        " THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT LOCATED ABOUT 18 MILES TO THE EAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT 1053, WERE FROM 250 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2000, ABOUT 1035 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC-991, N9354E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE GETTYSBURG AIRPORT, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED RECREATIONAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE LAND ON RUNWAY 24, A 3,096-FOOT LONG, 40-FOOT WIDE, ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE FLARED "ABOUT 3-4 FEET TOO HIGH," SLIGHTLY DROPPING A RIGHT WING AND LANDING HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE THEN IMMEDIATELY VEERED 40-50 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND HEADED TOWARD A LINE OF PARKED AIRPLANES. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A PARKED AIRPLANE, ROTATED ON ITS RIGHT WING TIP AND CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE COWLING. THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT 1053, WERE FROM 250 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC00LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA264), Sep 17, 2000: Aeronca 11AC-991 (N9354E), Gettysburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after landing which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N9354E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940719027409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719027409A), Jul 19, 1994: Bbavia 11AC (N9354E), Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on wheel landing in light crosswind. CFI took over too late. Ground looped.

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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