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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Goldsboro, NC · November 22, 2003

Date: November 22, 2003 · 15:50 local
Place: Goldsboro, NC
Airport: Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2063E
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,950 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N2063ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-5633 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC 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) According to PIC while taxiing from the hangar area to the main parking ramp he struck a portable helicopter launch/landing pad with the left main landing gear. In the middle of the taxiway is when he struck the unattended helio-pad. The force of the impact caused the left main landing gear to fold and collapse. This caused damage to the left main landing gear, damage to the gear fuselage attach points, damage to the turning propeller and damage to the engine cowl and wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO PIC WHILE TAXIING FROM THE HANGAR AREA TO THE MAIN PARKING RAMP HE STRUCK A PORTABLE HELICOPTER LAUNCH/LANDING PAD WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TAXIWAY IS WHEN HE STRUCK THE UNATTENDED HELIO-PAD. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO FOLD AND COLLAPSE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, DAMAGE TO THE GEAR FUSELAGE ATTACH POINTS, DAMAGE TO THE TURNING PROPELLER AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWL AND WING TIP.