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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 11AC · East Windsor, CT · April 28, 2014

Date
April 28, 2014 · 13:30 local
Place
East Windsor, CT
Airport
Skylark Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N85822
Reported as
Aeronca 11AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
475 total137 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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.

Upon landing roll-out, following a normal touchdown on grass, the right landing gear failed, folding aft. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the right strut and propeller. Investigation revealed the forward oleo strut attach point failed, with evidence of fatigue cracking at the forward attach bracket where oleo strut joins the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ROLL-OUT, FOLLOWING A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ON GRASS, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FAILED, FOLDING AFT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STRUT AND PROPELLER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FORWARD OLEO STRUT ATTACH POINT FAILED, WITH EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE CRACKING AT THE FORWARD ATTACH BRACKET WHERE OLEO STRUT JOINS THE FUSELAGE.