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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · South St Paul, MN · March 27, 1997

Date: March 27, 1997 · 18:40 local
Place: South St Paul, MN
Airport: St Paul Municipal-Richard E Fleming
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11023
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA092
Reported as: Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 828 total500 in this make and model

N11023Registered now · Champion 7ECAS/N 249 · Built 1965 Airframe modelChampion 7ECA Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Drifted on landing roll. Unable correct. Began go around. Struck snowbank. Nosed over. (-23) airman doing currency landings. On second landing, drifted to right side of runway and was unable to correct. Pilot initiated go-around and struck a snow bank. The aircraft flipped over on its back.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED ON LANDING ROLL. UNABLE CORRECT. BEGAN GO AROUND. STRUCK SNOWBANK. NOSED OVER. (-23) AIRMAN DOING CURRENCY LANDINGS. ON SECOND LANDING, DRIFTED TO RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT. PILOT INITIATED GO-AROUND AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI97LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouth St. Paul, MNThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in collision with a snowbank. The pilot's lack of recent experience, the crosswind, and snowbank are contributing factors.Mar 27, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N11023 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19811206085289IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · St Paul, MNEngine lost power, elected to land on a road. Put on carb heat on final. Engine ran. Carb ice problem.Dec 6, 1981