# Incident 20190729015979I: Aerofab Inc LAKE 250, Blue Mountain L, NY, July 29, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Blue Mountain L, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8553° N, 74.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Mountain Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8553&lon=-74.4435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97TF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE 250 (registry code 5110322, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROFAB INC LAKE 250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,052 total, 3,834 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190729015979I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON HIS  APPROACH TO THE LAKE HE FELT A WIND CHANGE, LIKE A ROTOR OR SINK, THE AIRCRAFT "SLID" SIDEWAYS TOWARD A PINE TREE THAT WAS NOT INITIALLY BELOW THE GLIDE PATH.  HE LIFTED THE LEFT WING TO AVOID THE TREE AND THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE ONLY NICKED IT.  THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.  HE TAXIED IN AND INSPECTED THE DAMAGE.

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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