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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 11AC · San Diego, CA · November 25, 2019

Date: November 25, 2019 · 14:15 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9510E
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA058
Reported as: Aeronca 11AC
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9510ERegistered now · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-1146 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 11AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was making a wheel landing at montgomery field (myf) runway 28R with a quartering tailwind of approximately 10 knots. Aircraft began to weathervane to the left and pilot over corrected with right rudder and added power. The aircraft struck an airport runway sign on the left side of the runway damaging the horizontal stabilizer and the aft portion of the fuselage causing substantial damage to the airframe.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MAKING A WHEEL LANDING AT MONTGOMERY FIELD (MYF) RUNWAY 28R WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO WEATHERVANE TO THE LEFT AND PILOT OVER CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND ADDED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN AIRPORT RUNWAY SIGN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE AFT PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20CA058Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSan Diego, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a collision with an airport sign and subsequent ground-loop.Nov 25, 2019 · Substantial damage