What happened
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On June 16, 2016 at 19:22 eastern daylight time (EDT), an Aeronca 11-AC aircraft, N9404E, registered to edward m. maloney and operated by a flight instructor for an instructional flight received substantial damage when it struck the trees at the south end of runway 20 while maneuvering after departing from Watervliet Municipal Airport (40C).
The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries. The flight originated from Watervliet Municipal Airport (40C), Watervliet, MI at approximately 19:22 EDT.
According to the flight instructor and student pilot they attempted to takeoff from runway 20 and aborted the first run as the aircraft never broke ground. On the second takeoff attempt the aircraft reached 55 miles per hour and floated in ground effect. Upon reaching the end of the runway the aircraft cleared the first set of small trees then stalled into the tops of the forest.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Weather at kazo airport at 18:54 was: wind 250 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear, temp 83°f dew point 63°f and altimeter 29.79, density altitude 1955FT.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 16, 2016 AT 19:22 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), AN AERONCA 11-AC AIRCRAFT, N9404E, REGISTERED TO EDWARD M. MALONEY AND OPERATED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK THE TREES AT THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 20 WHILE MANEUVERING AFTER DEPARTING FROM WATERVLIET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (40C).
THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WATERVLIET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (40C), WATERVLIET, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 19:22 EDT.
ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT THEY ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 20 AND ABORTED THE FIRST RUN AS THE AIRCRAFT NEVER BROKE GROUND. ON THE SECOND TAKEOFF ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 55 MILES PER HOUR AND FLOATED IN GROUND EFFECT. UPON REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE FIRST SET OF SMALL TREES THEN STALLED INTO THE TOPS OF THE FOREST.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WEATHER AT KAZO AIRPORT AT 18:54 WAS: WIND 250 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 83°F DEW POINT 63°F AND ALTIMETER 29.79, DENSITY ALTITUDE 1955FT.
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