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FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · N. Fox Island, MI · July 29, 2018

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Date
July 29, 2018 · 14:35 local
Place
N. Fox Island, MI
Airport
N. Fox Island
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6021A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18LA298
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total500 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N6021ARegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2018 · Cessna 172S/N 28621 · Built 1956Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 29, 2018, about 1435 eastern daylight time, an extra EA300/LC airplane, N32WR, and a Cessna 172 airplane, N6021A, collided inflight over runway 25 at the north fox Island airport (6Y3), north fox Island, Michigan, while the extra EA300/LC was landing and Cessna 172 was departing. The airline transport pilot and passenger on the extra EA300 lc were uninjured and the airline transport pilot and two passengers on Cessna 172 received minor injuries. The extra EA300/LC sustained substantial right-wing damage and the Cessna 172 sustained substantial empennage, left wing, and fuselage damage during the collision and subsequent impact with terrain. The extra EA300/LC was registered to captain property and investment LLC and was operated by its pilot. The Cessna 172 was registered to and operated by its pilot. Both flights were being conducted as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area about the time of the accident, and the flights were not operated on flight plans. The extra EA300/LC departed from the appleton international airport, near appleton, Wisconsin, and was destined for 6Y3. The Cessna 172 was originating from 6Y3 at the time of the accident.

At 1435, the recorded weather at the beaver Island airport, beaver Island, Michigan, was: wind 230° at 8 knots, variable from 210° to 270°; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 25° c; dew point 16° c; altimeter 30.06 inches of mercury.

6Y3 was a public, non-towered airport, which was owned by the state of Michigan, department of natural resources and leased to the recreational aviation foundation. It was located on north fox Island about 24 nautical miles northwest of charlevoix, Michigan and about 15 nautical miles southwest of beaver Island, Michigan. The airport had one runway and an estimated elevation of 639 ft above mean sea level. Runway 7/25 was a 3,000 ft by 100 ft runway with a turf surface. The airport uses 122.9 megahertz as its common traffic advisory frequency.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 29, 2018, ABOUT 1435 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXTRA EA300/LC AIRPLANE, N32WR, AND A CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N6021A, COLLIDED INFLIGHT OVER RUNWAY 25 AT THE NORTH FOX ISLAND AIRPORT (6Y3), NORTH FOX ISLAND, MICHIGAN, WHILE THE EXTRA EA300/LC WAS LANDING AND CESSNA 172 WAS DEPARTING. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND PASSENGER ON THE EXTRA EA300 LC WERE UNINJURED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON CESSNA 172 RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE EXTRA EA300/LC SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL RIGHT-WING DAMAGE AND THE CESSNA 172 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL EMPENNAGE, LEFT WING, AND FUSELAGE DAMAGE DURING THE COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. THE EXTRA EA300/LC WAS REGISTERED TO CAPTAIN PROPERTY AND INVESTMENT LLC AND WAS OPERATED BY ITS PILOT. THE CESSNA 172 WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY ITS PILOT. BOTH FLIGHTS WERE BEING CONDUCTED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE FLIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATED ON FLIGHT PLANS. THE EXTRA EA300/LC DEPARTED FROM THE APPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR APPLETON, WISCONSIN, AND WAS DESTINED FOR 6Y3. THE CESSNA 172 WAS ORIGINATING FROM 6Y3 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

AT 1435, THE RECORDED WEATHER AT THE BEAVER ISLAND AIRPORT, BEAVER ISLAND, MICHIGAN, WAS: WIND 230° AT 8 KNOTS, VARIABLE FROM 210° TO 270°; VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION CLEAR; TEMPERATURE 25° C; DEW POINT 16° C; ALTIMETER 30.06 INCHES OF MERCURY.

6Y3 WAS A PUBLIC, NON-TOWERED AIRPORT, WHICH WAS OWNED BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LEASED TO THE RECREATIONAL AVIATION FOUNDATION. IT WAS LOCATED ON NORTH FOX ISLAND ABOUT 24 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN AND ABOUT 15 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAVER ISLAND, MICHIGAN. THE AIRPORT HAD ONE RUNWAY AND AN ESTIMATED ELEVATION OF 639 FT ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. RUNWAY 7/25 WAS A 3,000 FT BY 100 FT RUNWAY WITH A TURF SURFACE. THE AIRPORT USES 122.9 MEGAHERTZ AS ITS COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY.

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 CEN18LA298Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Fox Island, MIThe Extra pilot’s failure to see and avoid the Cessna, which resulted in an in-flight collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Extra pilot to tune his radio to the correct frequency, which resulted in no common traffic advisories being…Jul 29, 2018 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N32WRExtra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LCAccident 20180729014772A · Substantial damage