20010116001519I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Eveleth, MN · January 16, 2001

Date: January 16, 2001 · 15:29 local
Place: Eveleth, MN
Airport: Lake Fly
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3722E
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,233 total339 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N3722ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-7016 · Built 1947 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed from lake at residence and noted RH ski was vertical after liftoff. Pilot elected to proceed to lake ely to affect the landing and seek maintenance at lake ely aviation. Upon landing pilot believes he struck ice ridge and bent RH ski and landing gear tube. No damage to a/c other than the RH landing gear and no injuries to pilot occurred. A broken rear trailing tab was found to be the failed component. Trailing wire and end of tab still found attached to ski assy. Pilot and a/c logbooks requested and are presently enroute to FSDO. Will submit amendment once logs reviewed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FROM LAKE AT RESIDENCE AND NOTED RH SKI WAS VERTICAL AFTER LIFTOFF. PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO LAKE ELY TO AFFECT THE LANDING AND SEEK MAINTENANCE AT LAKE ELY AVIATION. UPON LANDING PILOT BELIEVES HE STRUCK ICE RIDGE AND BENT RH SKI AND LANDING GEAR TUBE. NO DAMAGE TO A/C OTHER THAN THE RH LANDING GEAR AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT OCCURRED. A BROKEN REAR TRAILING TAB WAS FOUND TO BE THE FAILED COMPONENT. TRAILING WIRE AND END OF TAB STILL FOUND ATTACHED TO SKI ASSY. PILOT AND A/C LOGBOOKS REQUESTED AND ARE PRESENTLY ENROUTE TO FSDO. WILL SUBMIT AMENDMENT ONCE LOGS REVIEWED.