# NTSB MIA96LA119: Aeronca 7BCM, N2908E, Portland, TN, April 16, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 16, 1996, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Portland, TN - Coordinates: 36.579582, -86.510238 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5796&lon=-86.5102&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 16, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38004 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96LA119 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38004/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA119 ## Probable cause Delay by the pilot-in-command to perform a go-around after the airplane bounced three times during the landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather briefing and his poor in-flight planning decision for attempting to land with a wind 10 degrees behind the right wing at 17 knots with gusts to 26 knots. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight encounter with weather, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - tailwind - preflight briefing service - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted - terrain condition - open field - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - intentional, pilot in command ## Analysis The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing before the flight. After touchdown with a wind 10 degrees behind the right wing at 17 knots with gusts to 26 knots, the airplane bounced three times. During the landing roll at near taxing speed, a gust of wind occurred and the airplane became airborne and drifted off the left side of the runway. The pilot then applied power but with obstructions ahead he elected to stall the airplane into a field causing substantial damage to the airplane. ## Factual narrative On April 16, 1996, about 1100 central daylight time, an Aeronca 7BCM, N2908E, registered to a private individual, experienced a loss of control during the landing roll at the Portland Municipal Airport, Portland, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The flight originated about 0948 from the Maury County Airport, Columbia, Tennessee. The pilot stated that he did not obtain a preflight weather briefing before departure and after arriving near the airport, the flight entered the traffic pattern to land on runway 19. The airplane bounced three times then during the landing roll at near taxiing speed, a gust of wind occurred and the airplane then became airborne. The airplane drifted off the runway and he then applied power but with obstructions ahead and unable to clear them, he elected to stall the airplane into a field. Both main landing gears collapsed and the left wing of the airplane was damaged by a piece of one of the propeller blades which separated after contact with the ground. A weather observation taken on the airport about the time of the accident indicates that the wind was from 290 degrees at 17 knots with gusts to 26 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2908E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2908E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6491, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aeronca 7BCM - Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7AC6491 - Airframe hours: 2712 - Engines: Continental C-85-8F 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jesse E. Parrish - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1995, 25 hours before - Departed: MRC, COLUMBIA, TN - Destination: 1M5 - Airport: 1M5, Portland Municipal, runway 19, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 160 total, 50 in this make and model, 160 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 17 knots, gusting 26 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: 1M5 ## 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 19960416007409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960416007409A), Apr 16, 1996: Bbavia 7BCM, Portland, TN, Substantial damage. Bounced three times near rollout, became airborne. Drifted. Unable go around, aborted. Too much wind, stalled. ## Other investigations on N2908E (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 ATL04CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA095), Apr 15, 2004: Aeronca 7AC (N2908E), Carthage, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout and clearance while maneuvering resulting in an in-flight collision with wires and subsequent collision with water. 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.