What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 22, 2023, on or about 1812Z, Aeronca 7A, was landing runway 36 at Dewitt municipal airport/Whitcomb field. The pilot stated a crosswind pushed the aircraft to the right into the ditch where the right landing gear broke, turned the aircraft and went across the taxiway into a fence facing the opposite direction. This caused substantial damage to the aircraft. Surface analysis charts and local METAR reports indicated minor pressure changes across the region with a high pressure moving in from the west, northwest winds around 6-7 knots. Both pilot and passenger sustained no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 22, 2023, ON OR ABOUT 1812Z, AERONCA 7A, WAS LANDING RUNWAY 36 AT DEWITT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT/WHITCOMB FIELD. THE PILOT STATED A CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE DITCH WHERE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BROKE, TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AND WENT ACROSS THE TAXIWAY INTO A FENCE FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SURFACE ANALYSIS CHARTS AND LOCAL METAR REPORTS INDICATED MINOR PRESSURE CHANGES ACROSS THE REGION WITH A HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST, NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6-7 KNOTS. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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