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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 7AC · New Kent, VA · July 8, 2014

Date: July 8, 2014 · 10:15 local
Place: New Kent, VA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N84083
Reported as: Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total20 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N84083Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-2770 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine 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.

A hurricane had gone through late Saturday evening, this was Tuesday morning. The winds had been very high ever since. (Winds at ric reporting 240@11G17KT at 0954, 220@12G18KT at 1054.) The aircraft is a light sport taildragger. Just after landing wind from the left front weathervaned the aircraft into the wind, and off the left side of the runway. The aircraft went into a ditch where the right main became lodged and broke; the prop dug about three strokes through the dirt. Otherwise the aircraft appeared undamaged. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

A HURRICANE HAD GONE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING, THIS WAS TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS HAD BEEN VERY HIGH EVER SINCE. (WINDS AT RIC REPORTING 240@11G17KT AT 0954, 220@12G18KT AT 1054.) THE AIRCRAFT IS A LIGHT SPORT TAILDRAGGER. JUST AFTER LANDING WIND FROM THE LEFT FRONT WEATHERVANED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND, AND OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A DITCH WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN BECAME LODGED AND BROKE; THE PROP DUG ABOUT THREE STROKES THROUGH THE DIRT. OTHERWISE THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED UNDAMAGED. NO INJURIES.