# Incident 20221029017579I: Aeronca 7AC, White Bear Lake, MN, October 29, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2022, 09:00 local time
- Place: White Bear Lake, MN
- Airport: Benson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0652° N, 93.0129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Bear Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0652&lon=-93.0129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81545, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81545) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,388 total, 23 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221029017579I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 6MN9 RWY 12 THE PIC WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AND HIS SON WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. AFTER TAXING OUT TO THE RUNWAY, JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT NOTICED THAT A KICK PANEL MOUNTED ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE LEFT RUDDER AND HEEL BRAKE HAD COME LOOSE.  IT HAD POPPED UP AND WAS WEDGED ON TOP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO REPOSITION THE PANEL BACK INTO PLACE WITHOUT THE PIC HAVING TO SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. THE SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF AND THREE TOUCH AND GO’S AT KOEO WERE UNEVENTFUL. ON THE FOURTH LANDING, WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THEY EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT SHIMMY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO 6MN9 AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN RUNWAY 12, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY SWERVED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GRASS STRIP. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED GOPHER MOUNDS, WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG TO COLLAPSE AND THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N81545 (3)

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

- [Incident 20050404014419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050404014419I), Apr 4, 2005: Bbavia 7AC (N81545), Blaine, MN. (-23) The on site investigation indicated the right fuel tank pick up line was partially restricted by a lint type material and possible bug debris. The…
- [Incident 19890506021949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506021949I), May 6, 1989: Bbavia 7AC (N81545), Savage, MN. Fuel starvation. Forced landing in field. Pilot stated obstructed vents in fuel cap may have stopped fuel flow.
- [Incident 19820803054079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803054079I), Aug 3, 1982: Bbavia 7AC (N81545), Caledonia, MN, Minor damage. Pilot landed on grassy area adjacent to runway. Ran into a culvert hidden by tall grass. Runway closed. Low fuel.

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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