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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Lebanon, OR · May 15, 2017

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Date
May 15, 2017 · 12:00 local
Place
Lebanon, OR
Airport
Lebanon State
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3046E
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA288
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,850 total10 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N3046ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-6593Airframe modelAeronca 7AC

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was landing on runway 34 at the Lebanon State Airport (S30) the winds at the time of landing were reported from the pilot as from 270 degrees 10-15 knots. Aircraft touched down at approximately 220 feet from the threshhold at 60 mph. At approximately 420 feet the aircraft was slowing and was trying to weather vane and being pushed to the left. Pilot choose to give aircraft full throttle and start procedures for a go around. After aircraft lifted off the ground the wind was rapidly pushing the aircraft to the left. Pilot decided he could not climb fast enough to clear the hangers to the left which are located approximately 240 feet to the left of the centerline of runway. The pilot reduced power and landed the aircaft again still being pushed to the east and off the runway. Aircraft went into the grass meridian between the runway and taxiway. Then just before the taxiway down in a ditch and broke the right main landing gear and struck the right wing tip resulting in the forwrd wing spar to crack and came to rest in the taxiway

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT THE LEBANON STATE AIRPORT (S30) THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF LANDING WERE REPORTED FROM THE PILOT AS FROM 270 DEGREES 10-15 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET FROM THE THRESHHOLD AT 60 MPH. AT APPROXIMATELY 420 FEET THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING AND WAS TRYING TO WEATHER VANE AND BEING PUSHED TO THE LEFT. PILOT CHOOSE TO GIVE AIRCRAFT FULL THROTTLE AND START PROCEDURES FOR A GO AROUND. AFTER AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND THE WIND WAS RAPIDLY PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. PILOT DECIDED HE COULD NOT CLIMB FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE HANGERS TO THE LEFT WHICH ARE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 240 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND LANDED THE AIRCAFT AGAIN STILL BEING PUSHED TO THE EAST AND OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS MERIDIAN BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. THEN JUST BEFORE THE TAXIWAY DOWN IN A DITCH AND BROKE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND STRUCK THE RIGHT WING TIP RESULTING IN THE FORWRD WING SPAR TO CRACK AND CAME TO REST IN THE TAXIWAY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA288Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLebanon, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.May 15, 2017 · Substantial damage