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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 11AC · Findlay, OH · September 17, 2003

Date: September 17, 2003 · 14:19 local
Place: Findlay, OH
Airport: Findlay
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9054E
Reported as: Bbavia 11AC
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total200 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N9054ERegistered now · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC685 · Built 1954 Airframe modelAeronca 11AC Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft departed fayette airport (I23), Ohio at 12:45 pm and was making a fuel stop at Findlay Airport (fdy). The pilot was landing at runway 36 with a crosswind from 150 at 12 knots. The pilot indicated that he landed with a gusty wind from the right. The pilot landed the aircraft in runway 36. However, the crosswind pushed the aircraft off the runway. The pilot tried to regain control by moving the aileron controls to the right and by applying power. At this time, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, knocking down a runway sign. As a result, the aircraft got into a ground loop to the left. Afterwards, the pilot moved the aircraft so he would not block the runway. The aircraft sustained damage to the l/h & r/h wing (torn fabric), aft fuselage (torn fabric, broken rib, bent tube), landing gear (bent landing gear structure), and broken r/h wheel trim.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FAYETTE AIRPORT (I23), OHIO AT 12:45 PM AND WAS MAKING A FUEL STOP AT FINDLAY AIRPORT (FDY). THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT RUNWAY 36 WITH A CROSSWIND FROM 150 AT 12 KNOTS. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE LANDED WITH A GUSTY WIND FROM THE RIGHT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN RUNWAY 36. HOWEVER, THE CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL BY MOVING THE AILERON CONTROLS TO THE RIGHT AND BY APPLYING POWER. AT THIS TIME, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, KNOCKING DOWN A RUNWAY SIGN. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT GOT INTO A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT. AFTERWARDS, THE PILOT MOVED THE AIRCRAFT SO HE WOULD NOT BLOCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE L/H & R/H WING (TORN FABRIC), AFT FUSELAGE (TORN FABRIC, BROKEN RIB, BENT TUBE), LANDING GEAR (BENT LANDING GEAR STRUCTURE), AND BROKEN R/H WHEEL TRIM.