# Incident 20080726843589I: Bbavia 11AC, Prescott, AZ, July 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2008, 07:46 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A. Love Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3848E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3848E-2024-03-16) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080726843589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN DEPARTED WITH ONE PASSENGER ON LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT.  AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA, HE RETURNED TO HIS HOME FIELD FOR A FULL STOP LANDING.  WINDS WERE CALM AND AFTER TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE.  LEFT WHEEL "DUG IN" CAUSING LEFT WING TIP TO HIT THE GROUND.  AIRMAN RESTARTED ENGINE AND TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT INCIDENT.  LEFT WING TIP SUSTAINED A DENT.  AIRMAN COUNSELED AND ADVISED TO REPORT ANY SPAR DAMAGE TO THIS OFFICE.

## Other reports on N3848E (1)

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

- [Incident 19790531028609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531028609I), May 31, 1979: Bbavia 11AC (N3848E), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Hard landing caused gear to collapse.

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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