# Accident 20160727020169A: Aeronca 11AC, Gig Harbor, WA, July 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2016, 16:32 local time
- Place: Gig Harbor, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3367° N, 122.5984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gig Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3367&lon=-122.5984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9791E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9791E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 41 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160727020169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT(TIW), RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING RIGHT WING DAMAGE. RIGHT REAR WING SPAR CRACKED AT STRUT ATTACH POINT. DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEFT TAIL WHEEL SPRING WAS NOT ATTACHED, UNKNOWN IF THE SPRING WAS DETACHED BEFORE LANDING OR CAME OFF DURING THE GROUND LOOP. PILOT REPORTED A 4 KNOT CROSSWIND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9791E (3)

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

- [Incident 20190522005019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190522005019I), May 22, 2019: Aeronca 11AC (N9791E), Gig Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Pilot was a little fast for landing when the aircraft ballooned up. As the aircraft settled back down it was crooked and veered off the side of the runway.///
- [Accident 20140604024299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140604024299A), Jun 4, 2014: Aeronca 11AC (N9791E), Tacoma, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was being used for instructional flight purposes and on the third landing at the Tacoma Narrows Airport the aircraft landed on runwat 17. The aircraft…
- [Accident 19770120001649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770120001649A), Jan 20, 1977: Blanca 11AC (N9791E), Harrah, WA, Substantial damage. Descended into fog. Pulled up to avoid an object.

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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