19991015030679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Grand Ledge, MI · October 15, 1999

Date: October 15, 1999 · 19:15 local
Place: Grand Ledge, MI
Airport: Abrams Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8353V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA011
Reported as: Bbavia 7ECA
Fatal injuries: 0

N8353VRegistered now · Champion 7ECAS/N 294 Airframe modelChampion 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(.19) On October 15, 1999, at 1905 eastern daylight time, a champion 7ECA, N8353V, collided with a tree following a loss of control during a landing roll on runway 27 (3,200' x 75', asphalt) at the Abrams Municipal Airport, Grand Ledge, Michigan. The private pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The 14 CFR part 91 local flight originated from Grand Ledge, Michigan, at 1900 EDT. (-23) pilot practicing crosswind landings & lost directional control, aircraft ground looped & hit a tree. Damage to right wing, right side of fuselage, right landing gear collapsed, & propeller bent. Minor injury to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON OCTOBER 15, 1999, AT 1905 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CHAMPION 7ECA, N8353V, COLLIDED WITH A TREE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 27 (3,200' X 75', ASPHALT) AT THE ABRAMS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN, AT 1900 EDT. (-23) PILOT PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS & LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED & HIT A TREE. DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE, RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, & PROPELLER BENT. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Ledge, MIthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind and the tree which the airplane contacted.Oct 15, 1999 · Substantial damage