# Incident 20200810008769I: Aeronca 7AC, Palmyra, IL, August 10, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2020, 08:15 local time
- Place: Palmyra, IL
- Airport: Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4207° N, 89.9912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZELMER MEML AIRPARK INC (5K1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4207&lon=-89.9912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2543E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200810008769I

## Narrative

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

IP WAS WORKING WITH STUDENT ON DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. IP INTENDED HIGH SPEED TAXI ONLY TO FOCUS ON STUDENT'S DEFICIENCIES. IP STATED WHEN THE TAIL CAME BACK DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT. THE IP STATED THE STUDENT SHUTOFF THE ENGINE AS THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE EDGE OF A CORN FIELD. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH NO INJURIES.

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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