Friday, October 05, 2012

Aeronca 7AC Champion, N1986E: After landing the aircraft went off the side of the runway - Ocean City, New Jersey

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 1986E        Make/Model: AR7       Description: 7KCAB
  Date: 10/05/2012     Time: 1555

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: OCEAN CITY   State: NJ   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. OCEAN CITY, NJ

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    


OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Landing      Operation: OTHER


  FAA FSDO: PHILADELPHIA, PA  (EA17)              Entry date: 10/09/2012 

http://registry.faa.gov/N1986E

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OCEAN CITY -- Authorities are investigating why a plane went off the runway after landing Friday.
 

An Aeronca 7AC plane was landing at the Ocean City Municipal Airport just before noon when it went off the side of the runway. 

Local authorities responded to the scene. 

Neither of the two passengers in the plane were injured.

No impact was reported to air operations, meaning that flights in the area weren't affected by the accident.


The plane is registered to an owner in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

The FAA is currently investigating the incident.


http://abclocal.go.com