# Accident 20061012028599A: Aronca 65TAC, Fredricksburg, TX, October 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fredricksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2431° N, 98.9083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2431&lon=-98.9083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36687, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36687) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-TAC (registry code 0190910, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 65TAC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,019 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061012028599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE 1,019-HOUR PRIVATE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE TAIL WHEEL-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE AFTER ENCOUNTERING A WIND SHIFT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 14. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER CHECKING THE AUTOMATED WEATHER SERVICE STATION AND WINDSOCK AT THE ARRIVAL AIRPORT, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE WITH A PREVAILING RIGHT CROSSWIND ON THE DRY 5,002-FOOT LONG ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED HOLDING THE PROPER CONTROL INPUTS TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND AND SUDDENLY ENCOUNTERING A WIND SHIFT FROM THE LEFT. THE PILOT INDICATED IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1), THAT AFTER THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT WING LIFTED AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT INTO THE WIND. THE AIRPLANE THEN EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 75-FOOT WIDE RUNWAY AND INITIATED A GROUND LOOP ON THE WET GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DFW07CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA013), Oct 13, 2006: Aeronca 65-TAC (N36687), Fredricksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

## Other reports on N36687 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130705014199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130705014199I), Jul 5, 2013: Aeronca 65-TAC (N36687), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control and struck a taxiway sign, due in part to partial or full failure of right heel brake.

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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