# NTSB CEN14CA362: Aeronca 65CA, N36562, Pulaski, WI, July 12, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 12, 2014, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC) - Place: Pulaski, WI - Coordinates: 44.641944, -88.215835 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6419&lon=-88.2158&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 14, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 89661 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA362 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89661/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89661 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA362 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper flight control inputs resulting in a loss of control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-CA, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0190922), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-CA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0190922), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-CA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=0190922), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: debris/dirt/foreign object](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Aeronca 65-CA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md?model=0190922), [All aircraft, 101 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience w/ equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Student/instructed pilot; cases with it: [Aeronca 65-CA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md?model=0190922), [All aircraft, 269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-CA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0190922), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-CA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=0190922), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Aeronca 65-CA, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=0190922), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing landings to a turf strip. On the first landing, the touchdown was normal until the student pilot applied full right rudder followed immediately with full left rudder. The flight instructor attempted to regain directional control of the airplane and attempted a go-around. The airplane entered grass to the left side of the strip and the airplanes momentum slowed. The instructor reduced the engine throttle to idle and applied the brakes. The airplane continued to roll and collided with a ground depression from a nearby motocross track. Substantial damage was sustained to the fuselage and firewall. There were no reported mechanical malfunctions or failures prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing landings to a turf strip. On the first landing, the touchdown was normal until the student pilot applied full right rudder followed immediately with full left rudder. The flight instructor attempted to regain directional control of the airplane and attempted a go-around. The airplane entered grass to the left side of the strip and the airplanes momentum slowed. The instructor reduced the engine throttle to idle and applied the brakes. The airplane continued to roll and collided with a ground depression from a nearby motocross track. Substantial damage was sustained to the fuselage and firewall. There were no reported mechanical malfunctions or failures prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N36562](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36562), registered now, S/N CA16681, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AERONCA 65CA - Registry model: [Aeronca 65-CA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (registry code 0190922) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CA16681 - Year built: 1941 - Airframe hours: 1310 - Engines: CONT MOTOR A-75-8 75 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 11, 2013, 8 hours before - Departed: 92C, Pulaski, WI - Destination: 92C, Pulaski, WI - Airport: 92C, Carter, runway 21, 1,610 × 80 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 58; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 30, 2014; seat: left; flight hours: 1,213 total, 9 in this make and model, 1,150 as pilot in command, 42 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; age 66; injuries: none; student; medical: sport pilot; seat: right; flight hours: 85.5 total, 7 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days, 3.7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: KGRB, 10 nm away ## 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 20140712011749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140712011749A), Jul 12, 2014: Aeronca 65-CA, Pulaski, WI, Substantial damage. Upon landing, while giving flight instruction, the student pilot lost directional control of the aircraft. It veered to the right then overcorrected to the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 8, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89661. 6.1 MB in all. - NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 6.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40414840&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20-Redacted.PDF 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.