# Accident 20170924019849A: Aerotrike SAFARI, Shiloh, NJ, September 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2017, 12:45 local time
- Place: Shiloh, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4700° N, 75.2719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4700&lon=-75.2719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7675K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7675K-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotrike SAFARI (registry code 05901AA, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotrike-safari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROTRIKE SAFARI
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA553) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924019849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE ON BASE LEG FOR LANDING AT WOODCREST FARMS AIRSTRIP THE PILOT MANUVERED TO AVOID A FLOCK OF BIRDS.  ONE LARGE BIRD IMPACTED A WIRE WHICH PROVIDES BOTH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WING SUPPORT.  THIS CAUSED A CONTROLLABILITY ISSUE.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY AND LANDED HARD AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA553), Sep 24, 2017: Aerotrike Safari (N7675K), Bridgeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing while conducting an off-airport precautionary landing after a bird strike.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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