# Incident 20170715014449I: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, Tipton, IA, July 15, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tipton, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7701° N, 91.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7701&lon=-91.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94174, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94174) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 25 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170715014449I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 15, 2017 WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AT THE TIPTON, IA AIRPORT THERE WAS A CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT BEING FLOWN DOES NOT HAVE RUDDER PEDALS AND REQUIRES THE AIRMAN TO LAND IN A "CRABBED" CONFIGURATION. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY, CAUSING THE AIRMAN TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. WHILE PREFORMING THE GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT WING CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT CREATING A 3-4 INCH PUNCTURE OF THE SKIN.

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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