# Accident 20141004019329A: Aeronca 7AC, Maryville, TN, October 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2014, 18:10 local time
- Place: Maryville, TN
- Airport: Kegley Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6925° N, 84.0119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6925&lon=-84.0119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85707, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85707-2023-03-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 3 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141004019329A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 4, 2014 IN MARYVILLE TENNESSEE, AN AERONCA 7AC CRASHED PERFORMING A GO AROUND AFTER A HIGH AND FAST APPROACH TO LANDING TO THE NORTH.  THE LANDING STRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 1700 FEET LONG AND HAS TREES LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY.  IT IS BORDERED BY POWERLINES TO THE EAST AND BUILDINGS TO THE WEST.

CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IN THE REAR SEAT, AND PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IN THE FRONT SEAT, WERE CONDUCTING THE LAST LANDING OF THE DAY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD HIRED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO INSTRUCT HIM IN TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT AND FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES.

THE LANDING WAS BEING CONDUCTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS 10 MPH FAST AND HIGH, BUT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE THOUGHT HE COULD STILL MAKE THE LANDING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD HIM "WE NEED TO GO AROUND", TO WHICH HE STATED, "I'VE GOT THIS."  THEREAFTER, ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE POWER LEVER WENT FULL FORWARD BY THE CFI, AND THE CONTROLS WERE NUDGED BACKWARD.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN STATED HE PROCEEDED TO FLY THE GO AROUND ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB AT BEST CLIMB SPEED BUT THEY FAILED TO CLEAR THE TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DISPUTES THE FACTS AS RELAYED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE INFORMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT HE WAS HIGH AND FAST ON APPROACH.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPLIED "I'VE GOT THIS".  SUBSEQUENTLY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED THE GO-AROUND PROCEDURE AND ULTIMATELY STRUCK THE TREES AND CRASHED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DISPUTES THAT HE ADDED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT OR TOUCHED THE CONTROLS.

BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT WERE ABLE TO FREE THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WALK AWAY TO OBTAIN HELP.

## 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 ERA15CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA007), Oct 4, 2014: Aeronca 7AC (N85707), Maryville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's failure to maintain a stabilized approach during the final leg of the traffic pattern. Contributing to the accident was both pilot's lack of aeronautical decision making.

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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