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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Mount Vernon, MO · October 9, 2010

Date: October 9, 2010 · 11:05 local
Place: Mount Vernon, MO
Airport: Rebel Bluff
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N81412
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA039
Reported as: Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total75 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N81412Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-5 · Built 1945 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine 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.

The private airstrip is surrounded by trees and a hill on one side. The wind was gusty from the southeast. After landing, a gust caused the airplane to go into a swerve that the pilot did not recover from. After departing the grass runway, the right wing struck the ground, breaking the spar. The right main landing gear was pulled off, causing more damage to the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IS SURROUNDED BY TREES AND A HILL ON ONE SIDE. THE WIND WAS GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHEAST. AFTER LANDING, A GUST CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO GO INTO A SWERVE THAT THE PILOT DID NOT RECOVER FROM. AFTER DEPARTING THE GRASS RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, BREAKING THE SPAR. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PULLED OFF, CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN11CA039Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMount Vernon, MOThe pilot's loss of directional control while taxiing.Oct 9, 2010 · Substantial damage