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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Soldotna, AK · June 4, 2017

Date
June 4, 2017 · 08:00 local
Place
Soldotna, AK
Airport
Mackey Lake Strip
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82639
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA381
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
709 total542 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On landing rollout, a moose entered the runway. To avoid hitting the moose the pilot steered away and contacted a tree with the left wing. Right wing contacted the ground at tip. Aft fuselage structure bent.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING ROLLOUT, A MOOSE ENTERED THE RUNWAY. TO AVOID HITTING THE MOOSE THE PILOT STEERED AWAY AND CONTACTED A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING. RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AT TIP. AFT FUSELAGE STRUCTURE BENT.

NTSB investigation

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