# Incident 20230930016569I: Aeronca 11AC, Ozark, AR, September 30, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2023, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ozark, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5020° N, 93.8484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5020&lon=-93.8484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3949E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3949E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 225 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230930016569I

## Narrative

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

30 SEPTEMBER APPROXIMANTLEY 1000 CST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE HARD LANDING ON AT 51AR DURING THE ARKANSTOL EVENT. AFTER CLEARING THE PYLONS AT A VERY SLOW SPEED FOR THE (STOL) SHORT TAKE OFF AND LANDING COMPETITION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT INTO VERY HARD SLIP IN THE ATTEMPT TO LAND AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE, WITHOUT ADDING ANY POWER THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND HAD A HARD LANDING WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ONE SOUL ON BOARD NO INJURIES

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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