# Accident 20140301001429A: Aeronca 7AC, Adrian, TX, March 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Adrian, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4019° N, 102.8083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4019&lon=-102.8083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85372, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85372-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 244 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140301001429A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 1, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 CDT, THE PILOT APPROACHED COLEMAN AIRFIELD JUST OUTSIDE ADRIAN, TEXAS (OLDHAM COUNTY).  HE SET UP FOR A WHEEL LANDING.  AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLL-OUT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT.  HE CORRECTED AND THEN IT WENT TO THE LEFT.  HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT IT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP.  THERE WAS ONE SOUL ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT LEFT LOWER LONGERON WAS DAMAGED JUST FORWARD OF THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING ATTACHMENT.

## 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 CEN14CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA157), Mar 1, 2014: Aeronca 7AC (N85372), Adrian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll which resulted in the airplane ground looping.

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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