# NTSB ANC94LA015: Aeronca 7DC, N2532E, Goose Bay, AK, November 2, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 2, 1993, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Goose Bay, AK - Location: 61.3946° N, 149.8423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOOSE BAY (Z40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3946&lon=-149.8423&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2472 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC94LA015 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2472/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA015 ## Probable cause THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) ## Analysis THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST WHEEL LANDING IN THE AIRPLANE. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE AND TURNED ABOUT 40 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT, THE PLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES. ## Factual narrative On November 2, 1993, at 1000 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Aeronca Champ 7DC airplane, N2532E, owned and operated by the pilot-in-command, crashed during a go-around attempt on runway 07 at Goose Bay, Alaska. The private certificated pilot and his passenger, the sole occupants, were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed the Lake Hood gravel strip at approximately 0915 and the destination was Goose Bay. Visual meteorological conditions existed and a visual flight rules flight plan was not in effect. The pilot-in-command told the NTSB investigator-in-charge during a telephone interview, that he was performing his first wheel landing in the airplane. Upon making contact with the runway, the airplane porpoised once and bounced into the air to a height of about 4 feet. The airplane settled back onto the runway, bounced again, and turned about 40 degrees toward the left edge of the runway. He applied power and attempted a go-around but collided with trees during the process. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2532E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2532E-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 7AC-6114, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aeronca 7DC - Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 5569068 - Airframe hours: 3885 - Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Marks, Dennis K. - Registered owner: Dale Letourneau - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 5, 1993, 2 hours before - Departed: Z41, LAKE HOOD, AK - Airport: Z40, Goose Bay ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 108 total, 21 in this make and model, 56 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 315° at 5 knots, gusting 5 - Visibility: 60 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 39 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19931102041789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931102041789A), Nov 2, 1993: Bbavia 7DC, Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced and poised on first wheel landing. Lost control. Tried to go around. Struck trees. ## Other investigations on N2532E (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 ANC88LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA044), Apr 17, 1988: Aeronca 7DC (N2532E), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.