# Accident 20211118022049A: Aeronca 0-58B, Jonestown, PA, November 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2021, 11:30 local time
- Place: Jonestown, PA
- Airport: Dee Jay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4084° N, 76.5039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4084&lon=-76.5039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47523, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47523) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58B (registry code 0191006, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 609 total, 54 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211118022049A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 18, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630Z, THE PIC, ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT FROM FARMERS PRIDE AIRPORT (9N7) TO DEE JAY AIRPORT (8PA1), ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT 8PA1 RUNWAY 9. DURING APPROACH TO THE AIRFIELD, A WIND OUT OF THE EAST PROMPTED THE PIC TO MAKE THE DECISION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE CRASH SITE REVEALED, ON LANDING, THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A 4 FOOT HIGH POLE WITH A BIRD HOUSE ON TOP. THE IMPACT WITH THE BIRD HOUSE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH NOSE DOWN AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 ERA22LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA072), Nov 18, 2021: Aeronca O58B (N47523), Jonestown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s incorrect glide path and landing flare, which resulted in a collision with obstacles on final approach and a hard landing.

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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