Aeronca 7AC N3046E

Summary

On 15 May 2017 at about 20:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N3046E was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Oregon, United States. One person was 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

15 May 2017 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lebanon, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Lebanon State (S30)

Coordinates

44.5283, -122.9297

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N3046E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albany → Lebanon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA288

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll in a crosswind, the airplane "started weathervaning…with some sideways sliding." He added that he decided to go around, but about 2 ft above the ground, "knowing I [he] couldn't climb fast enough to clear the top of the…[hangars] on the east side of the runway, I [he] pulled power back." The airplane touched down again, exited the left side of the runway, crossed a ditch, and came to rest on the taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported the wind as variable, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot landed on runway 34.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.