# Accident 20180506004779A: Aeronca 7AC, Midland, VA, May 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Midland, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5864° N, 77.7106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5864&lon=-77.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83581, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83581) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 63 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180506004779A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 6, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030, A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING TAILWHEEL TRAINING IN AN AERONCA 7AC (N83581), LANDED ON RUNWAY 15 AT WARRENTON FAUQUIER AIRPORT (HWY) VA, CAME TO ALMOST A FULL STOP, THEN ADDED POWER.  AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB 5-10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE RIGHT WING WENT DOWN.   THE PILOT ADDED LEFT STICK, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.    THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP ABOUT 400 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF RUNWAY 15.  THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  AT THAT TIME, THE STATE POLICE AND FAA WERE NOTIFIED.

AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER.  A FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECK INDICATED NO ANOMALIES.  ALL MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT AS OF MAY 2018.

## 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 GAA18CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA257), May 6, 2018: Aeronca 7AC (N83581), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N83581 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160924021809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160924021809I), Sep 24, 2016: Aeronca 7AC (N83581), Midland, VA, Minor damage. Description: on roll out after landing pilot lost control of aircraft and went through a ditch damaging aircrafts landing gear, right wing, and prop. Causal…

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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