# NTSB CHI01LA039: Aeronca 7CCM-200, N4706E, Corning, IA, November 18, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 18, 2000, 12:50 local (18:50 UTC) - Place: Corning, IA - Coordinates: 40.990684, -94.729072 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9907&lon=-94.7291&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50644 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA039 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50644/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA039 ## Probable cause The pilot did not adequately compensate for the wind conditions and the subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind, the runway light, and the tree. ## 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 - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with object, landing - roll - object - runway light (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane impacted the terrain following a loss of control on landing. The landing was being made on runway 35 and the pilot reported the winds were from 280 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The airplane weathervaned to the left after touchdown. It traveled off the left side of the runway where it contacted a runway light. The pilot applied right rudder at which time, the airplane crossed back over the runway and traveled off the right side of the runway where it contacted a gully. The airplane became airborne, contacted a tree, and impacted the terrain. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented with, "Better judgment and a more acute awareness of just how strong the crosswind actually was." ## Factual narrative On November 18, 2000, at 1250 central standard time, an Aeronca 7CCM-200, N4706E, collided with trees following a loss of control while landing on runway 35 (2,684 feet by 50 feet) at the Corning Municipal Airport, Corning, Iowa. The airline transport rated pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. The flight originated from Plattsmouth, Nebraska, at 1230 central standard time, and was en route to Winterset, Iowa, when the pilot decided to perform a touch and go at the accident airport. The pilot initiated the cross-country flight from a private airstrip 3 miles east of Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He flew to Red Oak, Iowa, where he made a landing, then proceeded to Corning, Iowa. Upon arriving at Corning, the pilot entered a left downwind for runway 35. He reported the winds were out of the west, but they slightly favored runway 35. The pilot reported, "On final I established a left wing low approach to account for the left crosswind. However, I failed to take into account just how strong the wind was blowing." He reported the airplane touched down on the left main gear first and as it decelerated, it weathervaned to the left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway where the left main gear contacted a runway light. The pilot reported that the terrain "pitched sharply down" and he applied right rudder. The airplane then crossed back over the runway and traveled off the right side of the runway. The pilot reported the airplane contacted a gully alongside the runway. The airplane became airborne, contacted a tree, and impacted the terrain. The pilot reported winds were from 280 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The winds reported at the airport at the Creston Municipal Airport, 23 miles east of the accident site, at 1245 central standard time, were from 280 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 25 knots. The pilot completed a NTSB Form 6120.1/2. On the form, he reported that the accident could have been prevented with, "Better judgment and a more acute awareness of just how strong the crosswind actually was." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4706E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4706E-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N 7CCM-220 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aeronca 7CCM-200 - Registry model: [Aeronca 7CCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (registry code 2110110) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7CCM-200 - Airframe hours: 7416 - Engines: Continental C-90-8F 90 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Donald R. Hall - Registered owner: Taildragger, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: RDK, RED OAK, IA - Destination: Y3Y, WINTERSET, IA - Airport: CRZ, Corning Municipal, runway 35, 2,700 × 50 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 4,775 total, 359 in this make and model, 4,372 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 18 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,900 ft broken - Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CSQ, 23 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 20001118038909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001118038909A), Nov 18, 2000: Bbavia 7CCM, Corning, IA, No damage. (-23) The aircraft was on a cross country flight originating from oak tree aero park, a private airstrip 3 miles east of plattsmouth, NE., with several… 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.