# Incident 20190921013429I: Aeronca 7AC, Beaufort, NC, September 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Airport: Michael J Smith
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7338° N, 76.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MICHAEL J SMITH FLD (MRH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7338&lon=-76.6604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2998E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2998E) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 657 total, 279 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190921013429I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN THE GRASS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 32 AS IS CUSTOM. PILOT LANDED ON MAIN WHEELS BOUNCED AND LANDED HARD CAUSING THE RH MAIN GEAR LEG TO COLLAPSE, AND CAUSING PROPELLER STRIKE.

## Other reports on N2998E (1)

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

- [Accident 19740519013839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013839A), May 19, 1974: Blanca 7AC (N2998E), Lake City, AR, Destroyed. Hit cable above river.

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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