# Accident 20160131008139A: Aeronca 0-58B, Bulverde, TX, January 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bulverde, TX
- Airport: Bulverde Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7392° N, 98.4511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7392&lon=-98.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47185, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58B (registry code 0191006, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,556 total, 120 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160131008139A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON ROLLOUT LEFT WHEEL ASSY HUB BROKE LOOSE FROM AXLE, CAUSING ACFT TO VEER LEFT,  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AIRCRAFT DIRECTION BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKING. AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY TOWARD A 10 FOOT DROP EMBANKMENT,  PILOT INTENTIONALLY GROUNDED LEFT WING TO STOP FORWARD MOTION. LEFT WING RECEIVED DAMAGE AT WING TIP, FORWARD LEADING EDGE, FRONT AND REAR SPARS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE LEFT WHEEL INNER HUB ASSEMBLY CRACKED AND BROKE AWAY FROM MAIN ASSEMBLY DUE TO POSSIBLE OVERLOAD/FATIGUE AT TOUCHDOWN. NTSB SENT PART ASSEMBLY TO WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS LAB FOR FURHER EVALUATION. OPERATOR HAS INITIATED A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE, PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN16LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA101), Jan 31, 2016: Aeronca O-58B (N47185), Bulverde, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear wheel casting due to fatigue, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N47185 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790423024879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790423024879I), Apr 23, 1979: Aronca O58B (N47185), Charles City, IA, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing too fast down wind, lost directional control.

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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