- Date
- September 3, 2007, 10:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln Park, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N46248Aeronca O-58B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20070903829769A
- Case key
- 66573
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Probable cause
A bird strike, as reported by the pilot.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot of the Aeronca O-58B reported that the airplane was in the traffic pattern for landing, when it was struck by a bird. An 8 to 10 inch portion of a propeller blade separated, and he experienced severe airplane vibration. The airplane subsequently struck trees during a forced landing to a parking lot. The landing gear separated, and the fuselage was substantially damaged. The airplane was equipped with a Sensenich wooden propeller. Examination of the propeller did not reveal any physical evidence of a bird strike or mechanical failure.
Factual narrative
The pilot of the Aeronca O-58B reported that the airplane was in the traffic pattern for landing, when it was struck by a bird. An 8 to 10 inch portion of a propeller blade separated, and he experienced severe airplane vibration. The airplane subsequently struck trees during a forced landing to a parking lot. The landing gear separated, and the fuselage was substantially damaged. The airplane was equipped with a Sensenich wooden propeller. Examination of the propeller by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any physical evidence of a bird strike or mechanical failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46248
- Reported as
- Aeronca O-58B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1122
- Airframe hours
- 3,679
- Engine
- Teledyne Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nicholas S. Kapotes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 2007
- Departed
- N07 · Lincoln Park, NJ
- Destination
- N07
- Airport
- N07 · Lincoln Park, runway 19, 2,942 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 1, 2007
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 288 total · 81 in this make and model · 11 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Observed at
- CDW, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.