# Accident 20170604017829A: Aeronca 7AC, Soldotna, AK, June 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2017, 08:00 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Mackey Lake Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5247° N, 150.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5247&lon=-150.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82639, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82639) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 709 total, 542 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170604017829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA381), Jun 4, 2017: Aeronca 7AC (N82639), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid a moose cow and calf during taxi, which resulted in an impact with a tree.

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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