# Incident 20190407002589I: Aeronca 7AC, Franklin, VA, April 7, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2019, 10:41 local time
- Place: Franklin, VA
- Airport: Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Ros
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6840° N, 76.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6840&lon=-76.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81663, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81663) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 45 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190407002589I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT..."I STARTED MY AERONCA SUNDAY MORNING AS ALWAYS WITH WHEELS CHOCKED, IN THE GRASS, AND THE TAIL WHEEL ANGLED 90 DEGREES TO THE FUSELAGE. THE PLANE STARTED AS NORMAL AS I NOTICED IT GOING OVER THE CHOCKS. I BRACED MYSELF AGAINST THE STRUT AS IT WAS SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD. I WAS TRYING TO CUT THE MAGS OFF. THE PLANES LEFT WING CAUGHT THE EDGE OF MY HANGER AND KIND OF WHIPLASHED AROUND KNOCKING ME TO THE RAMP. THE PLANE HIT MY HANGER DOOR STOPPING THE

ENGINE. "

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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