What happened
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(.19) On September 18, 1999, about 1200 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 305A, N86WM, was substantially damaged during a banner pickup at Skylark airport (7B6), Warehouse Point, Connecticut. The certificated commercial pilot was uninjured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the local banner-towing flight, conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the banner became hooked on the airplane's right main landing gear during the pickup. The pilot felt the airplane yaw, and elected to land. During the landing rollout, the airplane pitched over on its back. (.4) during a banner pick-up, the banner became entangled on the right main landing gear. The pilot opted to land the airplane, and during the landing rollout, the airplane nosed over and on to its back. (-23) according to the pilot and eyewitnesses , the aircraft was making approach to pick up banner tow. Aircraft caught the banner line with right main gear on departure from the banner pick up. Aircraft experienced heavy yaw to right due to banner line wrapped around right main gear. Pilot initia ted return landing approach (full left pedal was required to maintain heading) and touched down across the runway, rolled into wet grass for about 200 feet dragging the banner across the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to propeller, fuselage, wings, vertical stabilizer, rudder and elevators after the aircraft nosed forward and flipped completely over in the grass.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1999, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 305A, N86WM, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A BANNER PICKUP AT SKYLARK AIRPORT (7B6), WAREHOUSE POINT, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL BANNER-TOWING FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE BANNER BECAME HOOKED ON THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE PICKUP. THE PILOT FELT THE AIRPLANE YAW, AND ELECTED TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED OVER ON ITS BACK. (.4) DURING A BANNER PICK-UP, THE BANNER BECAME ENTANGLED ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT OPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND ON TO ITS BACK. (-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND EYEWITNESSES , THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING APPROACH TO PICK UP BANNER TOW. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE BANNER LINE WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR ON DEPARTURE FROM THE BANNER PICK UP. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED HEAVY YAW TO RIGHT DUE TO BANNER LINE WRAPPED AROUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. PILOT INITIA TED RETURN LANDING APPROACH (FULL LEFT PEDAL WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN HEADING) AND TOUCHED DOWN ACROSS THE RUNWAY, ROLLED INTO WET GRASS FOR ABOUT 200 FEET DRAGGING THE BANNER ACROSS THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, FUSELAGE, WINGS, VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER AND ELEVATORS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT NOSED FORWARD AND FLIPPED COMPLETELY OVER IN THE GRASS.
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