What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 10, 2000, about 1800 EST, an Aeronca 7BCM, N83972, registered to seminole aviation association, operated byprivacy data omitted,received substantial damage during landing at the Manatee county airport, Palmetto, FL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed for the 91 personal flight. The flight originated at vandenberg airport, tampa, Florida. The pilot received serious injury and a passenger received minor injury. (.4)the pilot was practicing a power-off landing on runway 7. While on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, he retarded the throttle to idle. Shortly after turning onto final approach, he stated that he attempted to apply power but there was 'no response.' However, witnesses observed the pilot turn the airplane onto the base leg in a steep right bank at the midpoint of the runway. The steep bank continued while the airplane turned onto final approach, and the airplane descended rapidly. At 40 to 60 ft. AGL, the wings were leveled while the airplane had diminutive forward airspeed. Both witnesses heard what sounded like power being applied to the engine moments before impact. The airplane then impacted the ground near the midfield point of the runway in a wings level attitude, damaging the propeller and right wing. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical discrepancies, and weather conditions at the time of the accident were not favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 10, 2000, ABOUT 1800 EST, AN AERONCA 7BCM, N83972, REGISTERED TO SEMINOLE AVIATION ASSOCIATION, OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA OM^,RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE MANATEE COUNTY AIRPORT, PALMETTO, FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VANDENBERG AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY AND A PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURY. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING A POWER-OFF LANDING ON RUNWAY 7. WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ONTO FINAL APPROACH, HE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER BUT THERE WAS 'NO RESPONSE.' HOWEVER, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE PILOT TURN THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE BASE LEG IN A STEEP RIGHT BANK AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY. THE STEEP BANK CONTINUED WHILE THE AIRPLANE TURNED ONTO FINAL APPROACH, AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED RAPIDLY. AT 40 TO 60 FT. AGL, THE WINGS WERE LEVELED WHILE THE AIRPLANE HAD DIMINUTIVE FORWARD AIRSPEED. BOTH WITNESSES HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE POWER BEING APPLIED TO THE ENGINE MOMENTS BEFORE IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE MIDFIELD POINT OF THE RUNWAY IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING. A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE NOT FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.
NTSB investigation
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