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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 11AC · Marshall, MI · September 5, 2009

Date
September 5, 2009 · 18:30 local
Place
Marshall, MI
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3383E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09LA567
Reported as
Aeronca 11AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
560 total180 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot departed Marshall brooks airfield. During the takeoff he noticed that the right main gear had come out of the oleo strut. He landed in a grass strip and the aircraft caught the broken gear leg and flipped on its back

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED MARSHALL BROOKS AIRFIELD. DURING THE TAKEOFF HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD COME OUT OF THE OLEO STRUT. HE LANDED IN A GRASS STRIP AND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE BROKEN GEAR LEG AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.