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FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Lakeville, MN · March 5, 2007

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Date
March 5, 2007 · 14:30 local
Place
Lakeville, MN
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N84728
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
28,000 total400 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N84728Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-3440 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine 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) Pilot stated that while attempting to land on the lake the main gear contacted snow and upended the aircraft enough to cause damage to the propeller. The lake, lake marion located approximately 3 miles west of the airlake (lvn) airport where the flight originated, was frozen and covered with snow. No other damage to the aircraft was visible. The pilot was attempting to land on the lake to facilitate a change from wheels to skis on landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE LAKE THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTED SNOW AND UPENDED THE AIRCRAFT ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE LAKE, LAKE MARION LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE AIRLAKE (LVN) AIRPORT WHERE THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED, WAS FROZEN AND COVERED WITH SNOW. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS VISIBLE. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE LAKE TO FACILITATE A CHANGE FROM WHEELS TO SKIS ON LANDING GEAR.