35.9473° N, 114.8611° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BOULDER CITY MUNI (BVU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 11, 2012 · 06:30 local
Place
Boulder City, NV
Airport
Boulder City Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4278A
Reported as
Aeronca 65-C
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total
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 was operating in the bvu airport traffic pattern for the purpose of practicing takeoffs and landings. During landing, the aircraft touched down and began to swerve toward the edge of the runway. Pilot attempted to regain control, but the aircraft veered off the runway and subsequently rolled into a nearby drainage ditch. No injuries to the two occupants were reported.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS OPERATING IN THE BVU AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SWERVE TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL, BUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED INTO A NEARBY DRAINAGE DITCH.NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE REPORTED.