| Crash location | 62.433333°N, 142.900000°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Mccarthy, AK
61.433333°N, 142.921667°W 69.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N85194 |
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| Accident date | 24 Jul 2011 |
| Aircraft type | Aeronca 7AC |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot of the tundra tire-equipped airplane reported that while departing from a remote gravel bar, he heard a "clunk" just after takeoff. While en route to his destination airport, he noticed that the right main landing gear assembly had partially separated from the airplane. During the subsequent landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground, sustaining substantial damage. The pilot's postaccident inspection revealed a separated oleo shock absorber strut. He noted that other than the separated main landing gear oleo strut, there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
The separation of the right main landing gear oleo strut assembly, resulting in the collapse of the main landing gear during the landing roll.