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FAA accident report · Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LC · 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
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32WR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18LA298
Reported as
Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LC
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total
N32WRRegistered now · Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LCS/N LC033 · Built 2014Airframe modelExtra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LCEngine modelLycoming AEIO-580-B1AReciprocating

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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 is a public, non-towered airport, which is owned by the state of Michigan, department of natural resources and leased to the recreational aviation foundation. It is 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 has one runway and an estimated elevation of 639 ft above mean sea level. Runway 7/25 is 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 IS A PUBLIC, NON-TOWERED AIRPORT, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LEASED TO THE RECREATIONAL AVIATION FOUNDATION. IT IS 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 HAS ONE RUNWAY AND AN ESTIMATED ELEVATION OF 639 FT ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. RUNWAY 7/25 IS 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.

N6021ACessna 172Accident 20180729014762A · Destroyed