# Accident 20161022016909A: Aeronca 11AC, Winter Haven, FL, October 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2016, 08:30 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0631° N, 81.7533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0631&lon=-81.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9410E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9410E) (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: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 72 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161022016909A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 22, 2016 THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N9410E WAS PRACTICING FOR AN UPCOMING (NOVEMBER 2016) BIANNUAL REVIEW). THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE LISTENED TO KGIF ASOS WEATHER REPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 08:10.  WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTH AT 4 KT., CLEAR, NO CEILING LIMITS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR MENTION OF GUSTS.  (AFTER THE INCIDENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT GUSTS OF UP TO 10 KNOTS WERE PRESENT). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 05 AT ABOUT 08:15, STAYED IN PATTERN.  PERFORMED TWO CROSS WIND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 05 WITH NO ANOMALIES.  THE WIND CONTINUED FROM THE NORTH, WITH VARIATION IN DIRECTION. THE PILOT ONCE AGAIN OBTAINED THIS WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE KGIF ASOS BEFORE DEPARTURE AND DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG OF LANDING #3.  THE LANDING PROCEDURES FOR BOTH TOUCH AND GOES WERE PERFORMED  WITH NORMAL, STABLE CROSS WIND LANDING ATTITUDE AND APPROACH, AS STATED BY THE PILOT.   THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEPARTED AFTER # 2 TOUCH AND GO AND PERFORMED  NORMAL CROSSWIND, DOWNWIND, BASE  AND FINAL LEGS. THE PILOT ONCE AGAIN OBTAINED WEATHER INFORMATION KGIF ASOS AND HEARD THE SAME DATA INFORMATION . AGAIN POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A STABLE APPROACH AND LANDING WITH A LEFT CROSS WIND.  UPON TOUCHING DOWN ON THREE WHEELS, THE PILOT FELT A PUSH TO THE RIGHT ON THE TAIL (LIKE A STRONG GUST). HE THEN COUNTERED, BUT THE TAIL STARTED TO COME AROUND AND THE MAIN TIRES STARTED SQUEALING.  AS A RESULT,THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD DIRECTION VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE ASPHALT AND IMPACTED A  RUNWAY  05 SIGN. APPROX (TIME 08:42)

THE COLLISION CAUSED THE FRONT RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS.  RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRE SEVERELY DEFORMED FRONT AND AFT WING STRUTS AND THE BACKWARDS PULL BY THE GEAR STRAINED THE SUPPORT EYES ON THE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME OF THE FUSELAGE TO THE POINT THAT THE EYES (HOLDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR) TORE OFF FROM THE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME OF THE FUSELAGE.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SETTLED UNDERNEATH THE FUSELAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, PENETRATING THE SKIN AND DEFORMING TUBULAR MEMBERS OF THE FUSELAGE.  THE LOSS OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DROPPED THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND AND THE IMPACT DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WOOD SPARS.  THE DROP ALSO CAUSED A PROP STRIKE, RENDERING THE AIRCRAFT TOTALLY DESTROYED.

## 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 GAA17CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA043), Oct 22, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N9410E), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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