14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, October 04, 2014 in Maryville, TN
Probable Cause Approval Date: 04/21/2015
Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC, registration: N85707
Injuries: 2 Minor.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
According to the pilot/owner, he had purchased the airplane a few weeks prior to the accident and the flight was to accomplish training in a conventional landing gear airplane. During the training flight, numerous takeoffs and landings were accomplished at various airports in the area. While on the final leg of the traffic pattern the flight instructor (CFI) commanded a go-around maneuver and the pilot/owner stated that he "had the landing." The CFI again instructed that the go-around maneuver be performed and he advanced the throttle to full power. The pilot/owner applied back pressure and maintained the best rate of climb. According to the CFI, the pilot/owner was informed that the airplane was "high and hot" on final, after repeating that, the throttle was advanced, by the pilot/owner, and a go-around maneuver began. Neither of the pilots remembered advancing the throttle. The airplane impacted the approximate 60-foot tall trees at the departure end of the runway and nosed over, coming to rest inverted at the base of the trees, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and rudder. The intended runway had a 42 foot incline, residence on the left side, and high tension powerlines on the right side. Both pilots reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or abnormalities that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot/owner's failure to maintain a stabilized approach during the final leg of the traffic pattern. Contributing to the accident was both pilot's lack of aeronautical decision making.
NELDA R. KAGLEY: http://registry.faa.gov/N85707
(WBIR) The Blount County Sheriff's Office said a small plane crash injured two men around 6:15 p.m. Saturday when they crashed into some trees.
The pilot, Charles W. Hall, 65, of Newbergh, Indiana told deputies he was attempting to land on a strip off Greenwich Drive when he realized the plane was too low. He said when he attempted to pull up, the plane crashed into trees because the plane didn't have enough power.
Hall was flown by Life Star to UT Medical Center. His passenger, Julian R. Murphy, 50, of Knoxville was taken by ambulance to Park West Hospital. Murphy has been treated and released.
According to the FAA, Hall was flying an Aeronca 7AC, single engine, two seater, aircraft The FAA said it will be investigating.
Two men were injured this evening after a small plane crashed off Greenwich Drive in Maryville.
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation, but details surrounding the crash were not immediately available.
One man was transported by Lifestar helicopter to University of Tennessee Medical Center, while one was transported by Rural/Metro Ambulance Service to Blount Memorial Hospital.
Blount County authorities were notified of the crash at around 6:15 p.m.
A resident who lives in the area said the plane was an Aeronca Champ aircraft and took off from a small private airstrip behind Greenwich Drive.
The Blount County Fire Department and Blount County Rescue Squad also responded.
- Source: http://www.thedailytimes.com
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