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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 15AC · Nome, AK · September 6, 2022

Date
September 6, 2022 · 12:10 local
Place
Nome, AK
Airport
Nome
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1301H
Reported as
Aeronca 15AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
800 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.

The pilot started to taxi from his parking spot at the Nome Airport. During a slight left turn at slow speed the right landing gear leg attach fitting failed allowing the left wing to settle slowly to the ground resulting in minor damage to the right wing tip fairing.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STARTED TO TAXI FROM HIS PARKING SPOT AT THE NOME AIRPORT. DURING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN AT SLOW SPEED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG ATTACH FITTING FAILED ALLOWING THE LEFT WING TO SETTLE SLOWLY TO THE GROUND RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP FAIRING.

Other reports on N1301H · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.