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FAA incident report · Aeronca 11BC · Geneva, OH · April 17, 2019

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Date
April 17, 2019 · 10:15 local
Place
Geneva, OH
Airport
Germack
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4061E
Reported as
Aeronca 11BC
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
13,073 total1 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N4061ERegistered now · Aeronca 11BCS/N 11BC-149 · Built 1947Airframe modelAeronca 11BCEngine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot, whom is also an A&P IA, was conducting a test flight following an annual inspection to include three major repair and alterations before returning aircraft to owner. Pilot stated the aircraft performed well with no abnormalities however upon touchdown, the aircrafts left main wheel appeared to have a locked up with a stuck brake. The aircraft veered left then correction was applied. The aircraft changed direction swerving to the right eventually leaving the runway surface. The aircraft traveled a short distance, crossing a ditch and coming to rest upon a berm on the east side of the runway. Damage to aircraft was a collapsed right main gear with a broken strut at weld joint. Small scrapes to the paint/ fabric on the left wing, and damage noted to the propeller. It appears the propeller may have struck dirt/gravel when aircraft departed runway. The aircraft was removed from the ditch and towed back to the hangar. The brakes were not locked at this time and appeared to function properly during initial exam.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT, WHOM IS ALSO AN A&P IA, WAS CONDUCTING A TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION TO INCLUDE THREE MAJOR REPAIR AND ALTERATIONS BEFORE RETURNING AIRCRAFT TO OWNER. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED WELL WITH NO ABNORMALITIES HOWEVER UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT MAIN WHEEL APPEARED TO HAVE A LOCKED UP WITH A STUCK BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT THEN CORRECTION WAS APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT CHANGED DIRECTION SWERVING TO THE RIGHT EVENTUALLY LEAVING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE, CROSSING A DITCH AND COMING TO REST UPON A BERM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS A COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR WITH A BROKEN STRUT AT WELD JOINT. SMALL SCRAPES TO THE PAINT/ FABRIC ON THE LEFT WING, AND DAMAGE NOTED TO THE PROPELLER. IT APPEARS THE PROPELLER MAY HAVE STRUCK DIRT/GRAVEL WHEN AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE DITCH AND TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR. THE BRAKES WERE NOT LOCKED AT THIS TIME AND APPEARED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING INITIAL EXAM.