# Accident 20180528006259A: Aeronca 7AC, Vinton, IA, May 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Vinton, IA
- Airport: Vinton Veterans Memorial Arpk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2186° N, 92.0258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2186&lon=-92.0258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84163, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84163) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180528006259A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 28, 2018 A AERONCA CHAMP N84163 ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34 AT

VINTON, IA (VTI) WHILE THE WIND WAS REPORTED 120 DEGREES AT 14 GUSTING 19

KNOTS. THE AIRMAN EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND

ON 34 GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE. THE AIRCRAFT

LEFT THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS RIGHT WING CAUSING

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA317), May 28, 2018: Aeronca 7AC (N84163), Vinton, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting tailwind conditions.

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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