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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 7AC · Franklin, LA · April 1, 2018

Date
April 1, 2018 · 10:30 local
Place
Franklin, LA
Airport
Private Strip
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N84550
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
15,310 total

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.

During landing rollout on a private grass landing strip. The aircraft veered left. The pilot could not overcome the left turn by applying full right brake and rudder. Upon exiting the landing strip the aircraft struck a piece of farm equipment.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON A PRIVATE GRASS LANDING STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE PILOT COULD NOT OVERCOME THE LEFT TURN BY APPLYING FULL RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER. UPON EXITING THE LANDING STRIP THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT.