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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Champion 7ECA · Marlette, MI · June 3, 2015

Date
June 3, 2015 · 08:30 local
Place
Marlette, MI
Airport
Marlette Township
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N11050
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
58 total58 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

In a written statement, the pilot stated: "at approximately 8:30 local I decided to make some practice landings at Marlette airport. I checked the winds which were approximately 120 degrees at 05. I notified my instructor of my flight plans. Clear sky and 10 miles of visibility prevailed. As I flew over Marlette I noticed the wind was se as expected and entered downwind for rwy 09. No other traffic was heard or observed. I turned base and final noticing some light chop. I corrected for a light cross and set down normally and began some brakes. At this point all was good until it felt like a gust of wind suddenly pushed the plane left. Recovery to straight seemed unfeasable so I decided to continue braking to stop. However when the wheels hit the soft sod from the heavy rains, the airplane nosed up and proceeded to go over on its top".

As the FAA filed it

IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT STATED: "AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 LOCAL I DECIDED TO MAKE SOME PRACTICE LANDINGS AT MARLETTE AIRPORT. I CHECKED THE WINDS WHICH WERE APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES AT 05. I NOTIFIED MY INSTRUCTOR OF MY FLIGHT PLANS. CLEAR SKY AND 10 MILES OF VISIBILITY PREVAILED. AS I FLEW OVER MARLETTE I NOTICED THE WIND WAS SE AS EXPECTED AND ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 09. NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS HEARD OR OBSERVED. I TURNED BASE AND FINAL NOTICING SOME LIGHT CHOP. I CORRECTED FOR A LIGHT CROSS AND SET DOWN NORMALLY AND BEGAN SOME BRAKES. AT THIS POINT ALL WAS GOOD UNTIL IT FELT LIKE A GUST OF WIND SUDDENLY PUSHED THE PLANE LEFT. RECOVERY TO STRAIGHT SEEMED UNFEASABLE SO I DECIDED TO CONTINUE BRAKING TO STOP. HOWEVER WHEN THE WHEELS HIT THE SOFT SOD FROM THE HEAVY RAINS, THE AIRPLANE NOSED UP AND PROCEEDED TO GO OVER ON ITS TOP".