# Accident 20111009022989A: Aeronca 0-58A, Westmoreland, TN, October 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2011, 15:12 local time
- Place: Westmoreland, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5592° N, 86.2592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5592&lon=-86.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46513, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46513) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58A (registry code 0191002, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 800 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111009022989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON  A PRIVATE STRIP, PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON A TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A HAY BALE .  PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, TRAVELING ACROSS FIELD THROUGH A DITCH, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA022), Oct 9, 2011: Aeronca 0-58A (N46513), Westmoreland, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during takeoff.

## Other reports on N46513 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840407009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407009169A), Apr 7, 1984: Aronca O58A (N46513), Rutherfordton, NC, Substantial damage. Engine went to full power during taxi and aircraft collided with 3 parked airplanes. Throttle cable was broken.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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