# Accident 20170720007959A: Aeronca 11AC, Gilbert, SC, July 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2017, 20:15 local time
- Place: Gilbert, SC
- Airport: Whiteplains
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9639° N, 81.3592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9639&lon=-81.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3154E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3154E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 14 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170720007959A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA262), Jul 20, 2017: Aeronca 11BC (N3154E), Gilbert, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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