Aeronca 11AC N85861

Summary

On 23 June 2000 at about 00:50 local time, a Aeronca 11AC registered N85861 was involved in an accident near Tylertown, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 June 2000 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Tylertown, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Tylertown Airport (T36)

Coordinates

31.1090, -90.1390

Aircraft

Aeronca 11AC

Registration

N85861

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mc Cob → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL00LA067

Nobody was injured.

Loss of directional control due to separation of the tail-wheel spring assembly. A factor was the ditch which run adjacent to the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the CFI who was occupying the right seat, they had been practicing both three-point and wheel landings. He said that this particular landing was a three-point landing. He said that when they touched down, the tail-wheel shook excessively back and forth at first and then it was smooth. He stated that the airplane veered right while both of them were pushing on the left rudder. The airplane departed the right side of the runway turned around about 180 degrees, slid left into a ditch and collapsed the left main landing gear. According to the CFI, and FAA Inspector, a tail-wheel spring and associated parts had pulled apart from the tail-wheel and were later found on the runway near the point where the airplane veered right, off of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.