# Accident 20010909038689A: Bbavia 11AC, Punta Gorda, FL, September 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2001, 08:30 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9225° N, 81.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9225&lon=-81.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4070E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4070E) (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 A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909038689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BROKE OFF THE LEFT MAIN STRUT AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2001, ABOUT 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC, N4070E, EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF ITS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (KPGD) IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD INITIALLY DEPARTED CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT ABOUT 0900. THE PILOT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO MANEUVERS ON RUNWAY 15 AT THE AIRPORT. ON THE FIFTH LANDING, THE PILOT STATED EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL, BUT, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE "SUDDENLY LURCHED OVER" TO THE LEFT AND SKIDDED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED, AND THE LEFT WING TIP BENT. THE PROPELLER, PILOT SEAT FRAME, AND STRINGERS IN THE LOWER FUSELAGE ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE.                                           (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2001, ABOUT 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC, N4070E, REGISTERED TO E-Z FLYING CLUB OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, LANDED HARD AND COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING A LANDING AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD INITIALLY DEPARTED CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT, IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA, AT 0900. THE PILOT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 15 AT THE AIRPORT. ON THE FIFTH LANDING, THE PILOT STATED EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL, BUT, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE "SUDDENLY LURCHED OVER" TO THE LEFT AND SKIDDED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED, AND THE LEFT WING TIP WAS BENT. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT, AND STRINGERS IN THE LOWER FUSELAGE ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE PILOT'S SEAT PAN WAS FOUND COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TODISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE.

## 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 ATL01LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA113), Sep 9, 2001: Aeronca 11AC (N4070E), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the landing gear..

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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