20220821014919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Groveland, FL · August 21, 2022

Date
August 21, 2022 · 14:00 local
Place
Groveland, FL
Airport
Seminole Lake Gliderport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44FC
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA382
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
610 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported while landing on runway 18, approach was normal with touch down on runway centerline. Performed wheel landing and when the tailwheel came down the aircraft viered suddenly and exited the runway hitting a bush.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, APPROACH WAS NORMAL WITH TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE. PERFORMED WHEEL LANDING AND WHEN THE TAILWHEEL CAME DOWN THE AIRCRAFT VIERED SUDDENLY AND EXITED THE RUNWAY HITTING A BUSH.

NTSB investigation

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