# Incident 20160903016059I: Aeronca 7BCM, Branson, MO, September 3, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2016, 11:43 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6246° N, 93.2934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Branson, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6246&lon=-93.2934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9098C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9098C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903016059I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED SILVER WINGS FIELD AIRPORT( 55AR) AIRPORT ENROUTE TO BBG AIRPORT ON 9-3-2016. UPON ARRIVIAL AT BBG AIRPORT, THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY 10 MILES WITH A BROKEN CLOUD LAYER AT 4500 FT. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 14. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN AT 11:14 LOCAL THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE'S LEFT WING STARTED TO RISE AND  THE NOSE OF THE PLANE STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, RIGHT BRAKE AND LEFT AILERON BUT THE CONTROLS HAD ZERO EFFECT ON STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT FROM TURNING LEFT AND GROUND LOOPING. THE GROUND LOOP CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP OVER AND THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP.

## Other reports on N9098C (1)

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

- [Accident 20180614007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614007679A), Jun 14, 2018: Aeronca 7BCM (N9098C), Eureka Springs, AR, Substantial damage. On 14 June 2018, N9098C an Aeronca L-16 s/n 7BCM-372 impacted the ground just after takeoff. The pilot in command taxied out, performed a short run up and took…

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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