# Incident 20210314004479I: Aeronca 7AC, Cleburne, TX, March 14, 2021 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 14, 2021, 13:30 local time - Place: Cleburne, TX - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.3476° N, 97.3867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleburne, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3476&lon=-97.3867&mi=10 - Aircraft: N81800, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81800) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM/CONV (registry code 2110145, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm-conv) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 12,828 total, 178 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210314004479I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT CLEBURNE AIRPORT (CPT) ON RUNWAY 15. DURING ROLL OUT PRIOR TO GETTING THE TAIL WHEEL DOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED HARD BY AN UNEXPECTED GUSTING CROSSWIND. THE PILOT APPLIED ADDITIONAL RIGHT AILERON TO ARREST SIDEWAY DRIFT AND LEFT PEDAL TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. JUST BEFORE THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND, THE RUDDER BECAME INEFFECTIVE. THE PILOT STARTING APPLYING THE LEFT BRAKE BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM BEING PUSHED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERVANE FURTHER NOSE RIGHT AND BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND ALL THE SIDE FORCE CAUSED THE TIRE TO FLEX DAMAGING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS BEFORE THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE TAIL WHEEL DOWN AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE RUDDER. A VISUAL INSPECTION BY PILOT AND PASSENGER CONCLUDED NO DAMAGE FROM THEIR VANTAGE POINT. THEY DECIDED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TIED DOWN ON THE RAMP AND A MORE DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED WHICH FOUND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND WING TIP WERE DAMAGED. ## Other reports on N81800 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20110124000899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110124000899A), Jan 24, 2011: Aeronca 7AC (N81800), Corsicana, TX, Substantial damage. On 24 January at or about 2105UTC at the Corsicana, Texas Corsicana municipal airport (crs) a aeronica 7AC (converted to an 7BCM-conv) serial number 7AC423… - [Accident 20071102826459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071102826459A), Nov 2, 2007: Bbavia 7AC (N81800), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 2, 2007 at approximately 1830 central daylight time (CDT), a single engine aeronica champ AR-7-AC, N81800, owned by flywithrobert LLC, 6329… - [Accident 19990912047479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912047479A), Sep 12, 1999: Bbavia 7AC (N81800), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot lost control of the tail wheel equipped airplane during the landing roll. The pilot reported that his approach speed was '55-60,' and the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.