What happened
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(-23) He stayed high on final until crossing 50' trees at runway end. Speed was about 65 mph. He then reduced power to idle and touched down about 800' past trees and the aircraft ended up upside down about 60' past touchdown point. The left ski has a big bulge at the bottom just below the attach point indicating a hard landing. (.19) on January 3, 2002, at 1600 eastern standard time, an Aeronca 11AC, N302AC, owned and piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during touchdown on runway 18 at a private airstrip called krieger's farm strip located near lake leelanau, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated from krieger's farm strip at 1430. The pilot reported that the ski equipped airplane flipped over when it's right ski dug into the dirt upon touchdown on the 8-inch soft snow covered runway. He added that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) HE STAYED HIGH ON FINAL UNTIL CROSSING 50' TREES AT RUNWAY END. SPEED WAS ABOUT 65 MPH. HE THEN REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 800' PAST TREES AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP UPSIDE DOWN ABOUT 60' PAST TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE LEFT SKI HAS A BIG BULGE AT THE BOTTOM JUST BELOW THE ATTACH POINT INDICATING A HARD LANDING. (.19) ON JANUARY 3, 2002, AT 1600 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC, N302AC, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 18 AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP CALLED KRIEGER'S FARM STRIP LOCATED NEAR LAKE LEELANAU, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KRIEGER'S FARM STRIP AT 1430. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SKI EQUIPPED AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER WHEN IT'S RIGHT SKI DUG INTO THE DIRT UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE 8-INCH SOFT SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. HE ADDED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
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