What happened
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(-23) On August 5, 2006, at approximately 1110 local time, N9866B, an Aeronca champion 7FC with the pilot privacy data omitted as pilot-in-command (PIC), departed beaver run airport, a Private Airport, operating under title 14 CFR 91. At approximately 1130 local time, N9866B entered left traffic for runway 01 at an unlicensed Private Airport. privacy data omitted A passenger in the rear seat and holder of student pilot certificate privacy data omitted stated: "we came straight to the airport and made a downwind pattern, then we made a dog leg approach and we were a little low. We brushed a top of a tree, but nothing happened to the plane or us when this happened. The pilot ^pri^ added a little power and then backed the power off to idle. We got down too low and hit the tree and power line. The plane went into a dive at the ground. We hit the ground and the plane flipped over upside down." While on final for runway 01, the aircraft descended below a proper glide path for landing and struck a top of a large tree. No damage was done to the aircraft, and the pilot privacy data omitted ^ added power and re-established a proper glide path. On short final, the aircraft again fell below a proper glide pat h. the pilot privacy data omitted ^ then retarded to power to flight idle. As a result of being below the proper glide path and the power setting at flight idle, the aircraft's right wing struck a small tree, simultaneously; the aircraft's tail wheel struck a power line, which was attached to a nearby telephone pole. The aircraft immediately struck the ground in an extreme nose down attitude and became inverted, thus causing substantial damage to the aircraft. privacy data omitted ^ The PIC was hospitalized with non life threatening head injuries with facial fractures. privacy data omitted The passenger received minor injuries. On August 7, 2006, the aircraft was released to privacy data omitted the owner. As a result of this aircraft accident investigation, it was concluded that the pilot privacy data omitted was in compliance with title 14 CFR 61. On September 16, 2003, the pilot privacy data omitted was involved in an aircraft incident while serving as pilot-in-command of the same aircraft, N9866B, at Meadville, PA. As a result of this aircraft incident, a legal enforcement investigative report privacy data omitted was initiated by this office with a sanction of 180 day suspension. On November 7, 2003, the responde nt, the pilot, privacy data omitted ^ had his commercial pilot certificate suspended for a period of 90 days. The aircraft incident which prompted this legal enforcement action was: during landing, N9866B collided with runway approach lights, with no damage to the aircraft. On August 8, 2006, the pilot privacy data omitted voluntarily surrendered his commercial certificate privacy data omitted to inspector privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 5, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 LOCAL TIME, N9866B, AN AERONCA CHAMPION 7FC WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), DEPARTED BEAVER RUN AIRPORT, A PRIVATE AIRPORT, OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR 91. AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 LOCAL TIME, N9866B ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 01 AT AN UNLICENSED PRIVATE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ A PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT AND HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED: "WE CAME STRAIGHT TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE A DOWNWIND PATTERN, THEN WE MADE A DOG LEG APPROACH AND WE WERE A LITTLE LOW. WE BRUSHED A TOP OF A TREE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE PLANE OR US WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PILOT ^PRI^ ADDED A LITTLE POWER AND THEN BACKED THE POWER OFF TO IDLE. WE GOT DOWN TOO LOW AND HIT THE TREE AND POWER LINE. THE PLANE WENT INTO A DIVE AT THE GROUND. WE HIT THE GROUND AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN." WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 01, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW A PROPER GLIDE PATH FOR LANDING AND STRUCK A TOP OF A LARGE TREE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ ADDED POWER AND RE-ESTABLISHED A PROPER GLIDE PATH. ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN FELL BELOW A PROPER GLIDE PAT H. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ THEN RETARDED TO POWER TO FLIGHT IDLE. AS A RESULT OF BEING BELOW THE PROPER GLIDE PATH AND THE POWER SETTING AT FLIGHT IDLE, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE, SIMULTANEOUSLY; THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL WHEEL STRUCK A POWER LINE, WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A NEARBY TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY STRUCK THE GROUND IN AN EXTREME NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND BECAME INVERTED, THUS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY ^ THE PIC WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH NON LIFE THREATENING HEAD INJURIES WITH FACIAL FRACTURES. ^PRIVACY DA^ THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ON AUGUST 7, 2006, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE OWNER. AS A RESULT OF THIS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE 14 CFR 61. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2003, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHILE SERVING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE SAME AIRCRAFT, N9866B, AT MEADVILLE, PA. AS A RESULT OF THIS AIRCRAFT INCIDENT, A LEGAL ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS INITIATED BY THIS OFFICE WITH A SANCTION OF 180 DAY SUSPENSION. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2003, THE RESPONDE NT, THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY ^ HAD HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS. THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHICH PROMPTED THIS LEGAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION WAS: DURING LANDING, N9866B COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHTS, WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ON AUGUST 8, 2006, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED HIS COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY^ TO INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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