What happened
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(.19) On September 6, 1999, at 1805 central daylight time, a champion 7ECA, N9549S, owned and operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an undershoot to land on runway 31 (2,650' x 150' dry/turf), near Forest Lake, Minnesota. The pilot reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed about 1730. The pilot told emergency responders that he allowed the airplane to get too low and too slow to land on the runway. The airplane touched down short of the runway and the right wing impacted a fence. (-23) Mr. Beach was practicing take off and landings at the Forest Lake Airport when during an attempt to land on runway 13 he struck the perimeter fence of the airport. The a/c sustained substantial damage, the pilot was uninjured. Mr. Beach stated that he was too low and too slow and that caused the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1999, AT 1805 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CHAMPION 7ECA, N9549S, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN UNDERSHOOT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 (2,650' X 150' DRY/TURF), NEAR FOREST LAKE, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1730. THE PILOT TOLD EMERGENCY RESPONDERS THAT HE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO GET TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A FENCE. (-23) MR. BEACH WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS AT THE FOREST LAKE AIRPORT WHEN DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13 HE STRUCK THE PERIMETER FENCE OF THE AIRPORT. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. MR. BEACH STATED THAT HE WAS TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW AND THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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