# NTSB ERA12CA022: Aeronca 0-58A, N46513, Westmoreland, TN, October 9, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 9, 2011, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Westmoreland, TN - Coordinates: 36.559165, -86.259162 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5592&lon=-86.2592&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 18, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 82041 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA022 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82041/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82041 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA022 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Planning/preparation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 0-58A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md?model=0191002), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeronca 0-58A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=0191002), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Aeronca 0-58A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md?model=0191002), [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Aeronca 0-58A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=0191002), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was taking off from a private airstrip; as he was looking at a hay bale to the left of the airplane, the right wing tip struck another hay bale. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the airframe and the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions during the flight. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that during a take-off from a 2,000-foot private strip, he was looking at a hay bale on the left side of the airplane when the right wingtip struck a hay bale. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the airframe and the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N46513](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46513), registered now, S/N 42-7798, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AERONCA 0-58A - Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58a) (registry code 0191002) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 42-7798 - Airframe hours: 1815 - Engines: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Henderson Blake W - Registered owner: Henderson Blake W - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 10, 2009, 61 hours before - Departed: Westmoreland, TN - Destination: Westmoreland, TN - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: NONE, Private Airstrip, runway 36, 2,000 × 30 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 22, 2010; seat: front; flight hours: 1,695 total, 622 in this make and model, 1,586 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.23 inHg - Observed at: BWG, 21 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 20111009022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111009022989A), Oct 9, 2011: Aeronca 0-58A, Westmoreland, TN, Substantial damage. On a private strip, pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. On a takeoff, the aircraft's right wing struck a hay bale . Pilot lost control of aircraft,… ## Other investigations on N46513 (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 ATL84LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA143), Apr 7, 1984: Aeronca O-58A (N46513), Rutherfordton, NC, substantial damage ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 30, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82041. 2.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 631 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356879&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Interview Satement (item 2, .PDF, 7 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356119&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Interview%20Satement-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1-Courtesy of FAA-left side view wreckage (item 3, .PDF, 683 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356117&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201-Courtesy%20of%20FAA-left%20side%20view%20wreckage-Master.PDF - Photo 2-Courtesy of FAA-Right side view wreckage (item 4, .PDF, 630 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356118&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202-Courtesy%20of%20FAA-Right%20side%20view%20wreckage-Master.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.