# Accident 20220803014019A: Aeronca 7BCM, Franklin, PA, August 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2022, 14:45 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Eakin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3525° N, 79.7328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3525&lon=-79.7328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9325H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9325H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220803014019A

## Narrative

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

THE SECOND PILOT LISTED ABOVE WAS AT THE CONTROLS (IN THE FRONT SEAT) OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT 11PN (EAKIN AIRPORT) IN FRANKLIN, PA.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE 2 PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT.  THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS A LOW PASS ONLY, THE SECOND ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A GO AROUND.  DURING THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY ON THE LEFT HALF OF THE RUNWAY (AS CONFIRMED BY THE WHEEL MARKINGS IN THE GRASS).

AFTER LANDING, THE GROUND SLOPE AND RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE TREES ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RUNWAY PULLING THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER INTO THE TREES UNTIL IT STRUCK A TREE TRUNK WITH THE LEFT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN AROUND 90 DEGREES STRIKING THE RIGHT WING INTO ANOTHER TREE BEFORE COMING TO REST.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, LEFT WING TIP, RIGHT WING (MID), AND TAIL SECTIONS (BENT AIRCRAFT FRAME NEAR THE HORIZONTAL STAB. ATTACHMENT) OF THE AIRCRAFT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS ELECTED TO VOLUNTARILY SURRENDER HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HAS ELECTED TO JOIN THE FAASTEAM AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSIST IN ADVANCING SAFETY IN THE REGION.

## 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 ERA22LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA355), Aug 3, 2022: Aeronca 7BCM (N9325H), Cranberry Township, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N9325H (1)

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

- [Accident 20190629008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008639A), Jun 29, 2019: Aeronca 7BCM (N9325H), Zelienople, PA, Substantial damage. Aeronca champ L16, departed pjc and experienced an engine failure. Aircraft landed in hay field 3.5 nautical miles north of pjc. Right main gear buckled during…

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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