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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champion 7ECA · Taylorsville, NC · April 26, 2014

Date: April 26, 2014 · 12:30 local
Place: Taylorsville, NC
Airport: Taylorsville
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9122E
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA212
Reported as: Champion 7ECA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 855 total112 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N9122ERegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2018 · Champion 7ECAS/N 803-71 · Built 1970 Airframe modelChampion 7ECA

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What happened

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

Upon inspection of the aircraft, crash site, and lawn tractor, it appears that the pilot of the aircraft landed long and along the right side of rwy 8. Based on weather reports from hky and svh winds were 220 at 7 knots. The propeller struck the mower rider's left arm, steering wheel, and mower hood. The right main landing gear struck the rear of the mower inboard of the left rear mower tire/wheel causing the RH MLG to separate from the aircraft. The impact occurred approximately 180 ft. from the end of rwy 8. The rider of the mower subsequently passed away on may 13 from the injuries sustained.

As the FAA filed it

UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, CRASH SITE, AND LAWN TRACTOR, IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 8. BASED ON WEATHER REPORTS FROM HKY AND SVH WINDS WERE 220 AT 7 KNOTS. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE MOWER RIDER'S LEFT ARM, STEERING WHEEL, AND MOWER HOOD. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE REAR OF THE MOWER INBOARD OF THE LEFT REAR MOWER TIRE/WHEEL CAUSING THE RH MLG TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE IMPACT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 180 FT. FROM THE END OF RWY 8. THE RIDER OF THE MOWER SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED AWAY ON MAY 13 FROM THE INJURIES SUSTAINED.

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 ERA14LA212Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorsville, NCThe pilot’s improper approach, which resulted in a long landing right of the runway centerline and the airplane’s subsequent collision with a riding mower that would have been difficult for the pilot to see due to its color and the nose-high attitude of the…Apr 26, 2014 · Substantial damage