# Accident 20110724017459A: Aeronca 7AC, Mccarthy, AK, July 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Airport: Mc Carthy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1002° N, 145.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1002&lon=-145.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85194, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85194) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90-8F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110724017459A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED MCCARTHY AND LANDED AT OFF AIRPORT GRAVEL BAR.  DEPARTED FOR A SHORT FLIGHT AND UPON RETURN TO GRAVEL BAR WAS WAVED OFF BY PEOPLE ON THE GROUND WHO WROTE "TIRE" IN THE SAND.  RETURNED TO MCCARTHY AND LANDED WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND TIRE DANGLING BY THE CROSSMEMBER.  THE LANDING WAS MADE ON THE LEFT TIRE. THE RIGHT GEAR AND TIRE THEN BROKE OFF OF THE CROSSMEMBER BRACKET.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR IS 1) RIGHT WING AND WING TIP 2) ONE PROPELLER BLADE 3) ENGINE COWLING 4) EXHAUST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC11CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA072), Jul 24, 2011: Aeronca 7AC (N85194), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the right main landing gear oleo strut assembly, resulting in the collapse of the main landing gear during the landing roll.

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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