# Accident 20211113019469A: Aeronca 7AC, Maiden, NC, November 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2021, 11:30 local time
- Place: Maiden, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5916° N, 81.0805° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5916&lon=-81.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3063E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3063E) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 29,500 total, 450 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211113019469A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT 6NC1, DURING THE BASE LEG TO FINAL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED  LIGHT CHOP AND MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN AIRSPEED. PRIOR TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERD A STRONG DOWNDRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SANK VERY QUICKLY WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCE AFTER TOUCHDOWN.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT UNEVENTFULLY AS THE TAIL WAS STARTING TO SETTLE ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE TAIL CAME DOWN, A VERY STRONG WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED

FROM THE RIGHT WHICH IMMEDIATELY RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING RAISING AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTING THE GROUD. THE LEFT WING CONTACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT TOWARDS THE TREES AND THE PILOT STATED THAT NO AMOUNT OF RUDDER, BRAKE OR AILERON COULD STOP THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SHRUBS AND TREES WHICH WERE LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA063), Nov 13, 2021: Aeronca 7AC (N3063E), Denver, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting crosswind.

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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