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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Pine Bluff, AR · May 12, 2001

Date: May 12, 2001
Place: Pine Bluff, AR
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N85459
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N85459Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-4199 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Approximately 0830 CDT, 5/12/2001, PIC landed on his farm just north of wabbaseka, Arkansas on a crop-dusting landing strip. During taxi after landing, the PIC claims to have hit a hole with the left main tire, causing the aircraft to leave the road, into a ditch. Interviews with witnesses, PIC, law enforcement authorities on site, and from photos, conclude damage to be a folded l/h MLG, a bent propeller, a bent mount, and a damaged cowl. The PIC produced aircraft maintainence records and pilot logs to FSDO on Monday, 5/14/2001. The PIC also provided photos of the aircraft prior to moving it.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 0830 CDT, 5/12/2001, PIC LANDED ON HIS FARM JUST NORTH OF WABBASEKA, ARKANSAS ON A CROP-DUSTING LANDING STRIP. DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING, THE PIC CLAIMS TO HAVE HIT A HOLE WITH THE LEFT MAIN TIRE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH. INTERVIEWS WITH WITNESSES, PIC, LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES ON SITE, AND FROM PHOTOS, CONCLUDE DAMAGE TO BE A FOLDED L/H MLG, A BENT PROPELLER, A BENT MOUNT, AND A DAMAGED COWL. THE PIC PRODUCED AIRCRAFT MAINTAINENCE RECORDS AND PILOT LOGS TO FSDO ON MONDAY, 5/14/2001. THE PIC ALSO PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO MOVING IT.

Other reports on N85459 · 1

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