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FAA incident report · Amtr STOL701 · Exeland, WI · February 24, 2004

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Date
February 24, 2004 · 17:22 local
Place
Exeland, WI
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N861SD
Reported as
Amtr STOL701
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
167 total167 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N861SDRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Weatherhead Peter L STOL CH 701S/N 3539 · Built 1999Airframe modelWeatherhead Peter L STOL CH 701Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On February 24, 2004, at 1722 CST an amateur-built weatherhead, zenith stol CH701, N861SD, struck and severed an electrical power wire and landed on state road 48 in Exeland, WI. The recreational rated pilot was not injured and the aircraft received minor damage. The aircraft was being operated as a pleasure flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the incident occurred. The flight originated in birchwood, WI at approx. 1600 CST. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. Investigation revealed a Wisconsin state trooper had received a complaint of a low flying aircraft in the area. During a traffic stop on state road 48 (SR48), the state trooper observed the aircraft make a low pass over road above him. The aircraft hit a power wire near the troopers location and landed on SR48. The wire was running across the road from a power line on the north side of SR48 to a home on the south side of SR48. North central power co. reported the wire was 32 feet, 2 inches above the road. The pilot got out, looked over the aircraft, taxied back onto SR48 and took off again.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004, AT 1722 CST AN AMATEUR-BUILT WEATHERHEAD, ZENITH STOL CH701, N861SD, STRUCK AND SEVERED AN ELECTRICAL POWER WIRE AND LANDED ON STATE ROAD 48 IN EXELAND, WI. THE RECREATIONAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BIRCHWOOD, WI AT APPROX. 1600 CST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A WISCONSIN STATE TROOPER HAD RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF A LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA. DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON STATE ROAD 48 (SR48), THE STATE TROOPER OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A LOW PASS OVER ROAD ABOVE HIM. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A POWER WIRE NEAR THE TROOPERS LOCATION AND LANDED ON SR48. THE WIRE WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD FROM A POWER LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SR48 TO A HOME ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SR48. NORTH CENTRAL POWER CO. REPORTED THE WIRE WAS 32 FEET, 2 INCHES ABOVE THE ROAD. THE PILOT GOT OUT, LOOKED OVER THE AIRCRAFT, TAXIED BACK ONTO SR48 AND TOOK OFF AGAIN.