# Accident 20180902012889A: Aeronca 11AC, Midland, TX, September 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Skywest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8550° N, 102.0739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8550&lon=-102.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86146, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86146) (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: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA536) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180902012889A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 CST, N86146, AN AERONCA 11AC, GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT SKYWEST AIRPORT (7T7), MIDLAND, TEXAS.  AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.   AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SKYWEST AIRPORT (7T7) IN MIDLAND, TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2018.

## 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 GAA18CA536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA536), Sep 2, 2018: Aeronca 11AC (N86146), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N86146 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950727028989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950727028989I), Jul 27, 1995: Bbavia 11AC (N86146), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Ground looped landing in reduced separation. Landing at FAA convention. Distracted by traffic on runway.

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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