# Accident 20020103000389A: Bbavia 11AC, Suttonsbay, MI, January 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2002, 14:15 local time
- Place: Suttonsbay, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9699° N, 85.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9699&lon=-85.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302AC-2007-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11AC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020103000389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA057), Jan 3, 2002: Aeronca 11AC (N302AC), Lake Leelanau, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper planning/decision in runway selection. The soft runway condition and wet snow were contributing factors.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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