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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 11CC · Silver City, NM · August 11, 2010

Date
August 11, 2010 · 11:45 local
Place
Silver City, NM
Airport
Grant County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4546E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA475
Reported as
Aeronca 11CC
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
677 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On the morning of the accident PIC received 1.1 hours of instruction in this a/c as transition training from pic's previous husky a/c. on take off roll winds were gusting from various directions and PIC lost control of a/c then departed runway to the left causing a/c to ground loop. R/t gear collapsed, right wing tip struck ground bending wing tip up inboard three ribs. R/t gear tore hole in bottom of fuselage as a/c passed over it. Prop struck the ground with tips bent forward.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT PIC RECEIVED 1.1 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN THIS A/C AS TRANSITION TRAINING FROM PIC'S PREVIOUS HUSKY A/C. ON TAKE OFF ROLL WINDS WERE GUSTING FROM VARIOUS DIRECTIONS AND PIC LOST CONTROL OF A/C THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT CAUSING A/C TO GROUND LOOP. R/T GEAR COLLAPSED, RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK GROUND BENDING WING TIP UP INBOARD THREE RIBS. R/T GEAR TORE HOLE IN BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE AS A/C PASSED OVER IT. PROP STRUCK THE GROUND WITH TIPS BENT FORWARD.

NTSB investigation

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