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FAA incident report · Bbavia 11AC · Marietta, GA · March 18, 2007

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Date
March 18, 2007
Place
Marietta, GA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9432E
Reported as
Bbavia 11AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,700 total2,000 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N9432ERegistered now · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-1069Airframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine 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) The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he had bought an Aeronca AR-11-AC, registration N9432E and was ferrying it from athens, TN (mmi) to elberton, GA (27A). After he departed he said that he noted the magneto compass was about 10 degrees off. As he turned "sw" (should have been se) he noted that the magnetic compass was farther off. He stated that he knew that he was going wrong but elected to continue with the noted error until he departed from the hazy area, the mountains. He had flown about 2+15 when he said he observed buildings and knew that he wasn't in the vicinity of elberton (27A). He was low on fuel and observed airports, flying over and around them observing to find one that had the least amount of traffic in the pattern. He chose dobbins arb (mge), and said he knew it was a military base, and decided to land. After landing, in about a 200 foot distance he pulled off the runway and got out of his airplane to wait for airport officials. He got fuel, 13 gallons in a 14 gal usable tank, and directions and departed dobbins arb for elberton. The pilot privacy data omitted did state that he checked the aircraft records and they seemed to be satisfactory with no magnetic compass discrepancies noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD BOUGHT AN AERONCA AR-11-AC, REGISTRATION N9432E AND WAS FERRYING IT FROM ATHENS, TN (MMI) TO ELBERTON, GA (27A). AFTER HE DEPARTED HE SAID THAT HE NOTED THE MAGNETO COMPASS WAS ABOUT 10 DEGREES OFF. AS HE TURNED "SW" (SHOULD HAVE BEEN SE) HE NOTED THAT THE MAGNETIC COMPASS WAS FARTHER OFF. HE STATED THAT HE KNEW THAT HE WAS GOING WRONG BUT ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE NOTED ERROR UNTIL HE DEPARTED FROM THE HAZY AREA, THE MOUNTAINS. HE HAD FLOWN ABOUT 2+15 WHEN HE SAID HE OBSERVED BUILDINGS AND KNEW THAT HE WASN'T IN THE VICINITY OF ELBERTON (27A). HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND OBSERVED AIRPORTS, FLYING OVER AND AROUND THEM OBSERVING TO FIND ONE THAT HAD THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN. HE CHOSE DOBBINS ARB (MGE), AND SAID HE KNEW IT WAS A MILITARY BASE, AND DECIDED TO LAND. AFTER LANDING, IN ABOUT A 200 FOOT DISTANCE HE PULLED OFF THE RUNWAY AND GOT OUT OF HIS AIRPLANE TO WAIT FOR AIRPORT OFFICIALS. HE GOT FUEL, 13 GALLONS IN A 14 GAL USABLE TANK, AND DIRECTIONS AND DEPARTED DOBBINS ARB FOR ELBERTON. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID STATE THAT HE CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND THEY SEEMED TO BE SATISFACTORY WITH NO MAGNETIC COMPASS DISCREPANCIES NOTED.