What happened
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On or about July 27, 2019 at approximately 13:20 eastern daylight time (EDT), an Icon A5 aircraft, N663BA, registered to Icon Aircraft Inc. And operated by an airline transport pilot received substantial damage when it struck a tree with its right wing and impacted the water of littlefield Lake in Lake, MI. The aircraft was being operated for business purposes, specifically the aircraft was conducting a ?demo flight? For a customer.
The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91, without a flight plan. The pilot received minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The passenger received serious injuries and was air lifted to a grand rapids hospital.
Visual meteorological conditions with gusty winds out of the southwest prevailed at the time of the accident. The weather observation at mount pleasant municipal airport (mop) at 13:15 was:
Wind 220 degrees at 14 knots gusting 20 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clouds 4,600 scattered, temperature 30 c, dewpoint 17 c, altimeter setting 30.03.
The flight originated from muskegon county airport (mkg), in muskegon, MI at approximately 12:30 EDT. The weather observation at mkg at 12:55 EDT was:
Wind 200 degrees at 19 knots gusting 29 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clouds 7,500 broken and 9,000 broken, temperature 26 c, dewpoint 18 c, altimeter setting 30.06.
As the FAA filed it
ON OR ABOUT JULY 27, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:20 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), AN ICON A5 AIRCRAFT, N663BA, REGISTERED TO ICON AIRCRAFT INC. AND OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK A TREE WITH ITS RIGHT WING AND IMPACTED THE WATER OF LITTLEFIELD LAKE IN LAKE, MI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, SPECIFICALLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A ?DEMO FLIGHT? FOR A CUSTOMER.
THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIR LIFTED TO A GRAND RAPIDS HOSPITAL.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER OBSERVATION AT MOUNT PLEASANT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MOP) AT 13:15 WAS:
WIND 220 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS GUSTING 20 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLOUDS 4,600 SCATTERED, TEMPERATURE 30 C, DEWPOINT 17 C, ALTIMETER SETTING 30.03.
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT (MKG), IN MUSKEGON, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 EDT. THE WEATHER OBSERVATION AT MKG AT 12:55 EDT WAS:
WIND 200 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS GUSTING 29 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLOUDS 7,500 BROKEN AND 9,000 BROKEN, TEMPERATURE 26 C, DEWPOINT 18 C, ALTIMETER SETTING 30.06.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.