# Incident 20121005021319I: Aeronca 7AC, Ocean City, NJ, October 5, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2012, 11:55 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2693° N, 74.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2693&lon=-74.6014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1986E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1986E) (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 A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 55 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121005021319I

## Narrative

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

AN AERONCA 7AC, SERIAL NUMBER 7AC-5553, N1986E WAS REPORTED TO HAVE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT 26N, FRIDAY OCTOBER 5, 2012.NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON AIRCRAFT OR PROPELLER. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DID SUSTAIN A ROUGH LANDING, AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 24 AT MID LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH MAIN WHEELS WERE PACKED AND COVERED IN MUD. MUD WAS ALSO VISIBLE ON THE PROPELLER, LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE.  ADDITIONALLY, THE TAIL WHEEL WAS ALSO SUBMERGED IN MUD AND WATER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT  MID FIELD, AS SKID MARKS WERE FOUND AT MID FIELD AND VISIBLE TO INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT MAIN WHEEL SKIDDING AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITING THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND STOPPING APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY IN A MARSH AREA. LANDING GEAR TRACKS WERE ALSO INDICATED ON THE SOFT GROUND THROUGH THE WET MARSH AND WEEDED AREA.  A HEAVIER TRACK WAS INDICATED BY THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AS IT TRAVELED ON THE SOFT SURFACE.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A CROSS WIND LANDING; WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 320 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. PILOT STATED HE MADE A THREE (3) POINT LANDING ON CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 24,  SUDDENLY THE RIGHT WING LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, EXITING THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO REST IN THE MARSH AND WEEDS

## Other reports on N1986E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120311003019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120311003019I), Mar 11, 2012: Aeronca 7AC (N1986E), New Castle, DE, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing rollout. Pilot stated cross wind may be contributing factor. Aircraft exited right side of runway 14…

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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