20040124000929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Plainwell, MI · January 24, 2004

Date: January 24, 2004 · 14:40 local
Place: Plainwell, MI
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1087E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA061
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 950 total350 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N1087ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-4640 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) He was on final approach for a touch and go landing with skiies at pine lake, allegan county, Michigan. The aircraft in front of him advised him to watch for the power line just as his ski was contacting the power line. His altitude was approximately 50 to 80 feet AGL. The aircraft came down and impacted the ice at a fairly steep angle, bounced and came to rest about 100 feet away. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the 7 year old passenger received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING WITH SKIIES AT PINE LAKE, ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN. THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM ADVISED HIM TO WATCH FOR THE POWER LINE JUST AS HIS SKI WAS CONTACTING THE POWER LINE. HIS ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 80 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN AND IMPACTED THE ICE AT A FAIRLY STEEP ANGLE, BOUNCED AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE 7 YEAR OLD PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

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 CHI04LA061Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrairieville, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the transmission wires during final approach. Factors to the accident were the unmarked transmission wires and their support poles.Jan 24, 2004 · Substantial damage