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FAA incident report · Aeronca 7AC · Lakeway, TX · September 17, 2013

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Date
September 17, 2013 · 17:15 local
Place
Lakeway, TX
Airport
Lakeway Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N84374
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,740 total5 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N84374Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-3064 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine 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.

After eight three point landing at a nearby grass runway the aircraft returned to the hard surface runway at Lakeway Airpark, (3R9), while attempting a three point landing the aircraft bounced slightly and upon touchdown swervered suddenly to the left and then right. The pilot attempted to correct with full left rudder assisted by the instructor in the rear seat using full left rudder and left brake, the aircraft departed the runway on the right and ran into a drainage culvert. The right main gear was torn off the aircraft. The prop was damaged when it contacted the berm.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER EIGHT THREE POINT LANDING AT A NEARBY GRASS RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY AT LAKEWAY AIRPARK, (3R9), WHILE ATTEMPTING A THREE POINT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY AND UPON TOUCHDOWN SWERVERED SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER ASSISTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE REAR SEAT USING FULL LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT AND RAN INTO A DRAINAGE CULVERT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROP WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT CONTACTED THE BERM.