# Accident 20221005016269A: Aeronca 7BCM, San Antonio, TX, October 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2022, 17:10 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Bulverde Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7400° N, 98.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7400&lon=-98.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119TX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,230 total, 100 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221005016269A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING TO DEMONISTRATE A 3 POINT LANDING. BOUNCED AIRCRAFT, AND YAWED 90 DEGREES.  ADDED POWER TO CLIMB OUT, LANDING GEAR STRUCK BRIDGE WALL THAT SPANS THE CREEK RUNWAY CROSSING.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN THE CREEK BED.

## 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 CEN23LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA005), Oct 5, 2022: Aeronca 7BCM (N119TX), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to attain/maintain aircraft control during 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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