# Accident 20150411003589A: Aeronca 7AC, Spring City, TN, April 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Spring City, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6867° N, 84.8892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6867&lon=-84.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82658, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82658) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150411003589A

## Narrative

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

INITIAL REPORT OF A PILOT LANDED IN A HAY FIELD AFTER HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE NEAR 25000 RHEA COUNTY HWY, SPRING CITY TN, WHILE TRAVELLING FROM ANDREWS NC TO MCMINNVILLE TN.  AFTER LANDING AND DURING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT SIDE AXLE STRUT BROKE OFF.  PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT THIS TIME. TWO DAYS LATER IN CONVERSATION WITH MECHANIC WHO PICKED UP AIRPLANE AND MOVED IT TO HIS SHOP,  THE MECHANIC STATED THE TIRE DAMAGED THE RIGHT SIDE FORWARD WING STRUT.

## 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 ERA15LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA183), Apr 11, 2015: Aeronca 7AC (N82658), Spring City, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly apply carburetor heat in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted the accumulation of carburetor ice and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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