# Accident 20220821014919A: Aeronca 7AC, Groveland, FL, August 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2022, 14:00 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Airport: Seminole Lake Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4071° N, 81.8372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4071&lon=-81.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44FC) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220821014919A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA382), Aug 21, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N44FC), Clermont, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control while landing due to a worn tailwheel locking mechanism, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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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