What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/20/2017 at approximately 20:15 EDT, aircraft Aeronca 11AC, N3154E operating part 91 VFR was performing a landing on runway 9 at Whiteplains Airport (SC99) located in Gilbert SC. The aircraft landed and swerved left off the runway striking a wind sock pole causing substantial damage to the left wing. The impact caused the wind sock pole to break which in turn caused the aircraft to ground loop subsequently causing the right landing gear to collapse. The propeller blade tip sustained damage caused by the ground strike. There were no injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/20/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:15 EDT, AIRCRAFT AERONCA 11AC, N3154E OPERATING PART 91 VFR WAS PERFORMING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT WHITEPLAINS AIRPORT (SC99) LOCATED IN GILBERT SC. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SWERVED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A WIND SOCK POLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE WIND SOCK POLE TO BREAK WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PROPELLER BLADE TIP SUSTAINED DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE GROUND STRIKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.