What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 2, 2020 at 18:40 eastern daylight time (EDT), an Aeronca 7FC aircraft, N3JZ, privacy data omitted and operated by a private pilot for a personal flight received substantial damage when it struck a snow bank while on landing rollout.
Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The private flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and received no injuries. The flight originated from Albert J. Lindberg field (5Y1) Hessel, MI at approximately 18:30 EDT.
The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 27 when a gust of wind picked up the right wing and the aircraft weathervane to the right and departing the prepared surface. The aircraft hit the snow-covered edge of the runway and flipped on to its back at slow speed.
Weather at mcd airport at 22:35 zulu was: wind 270 degrees at 10 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear, temp 44 dew point 30 and altimeter 3010. Pilot reported he estimated the winds at 5Y1 were 310 degrees at 10 knots.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 2, 2020 AT 18:40 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), AN AERONCA 7FC AIRCRAFT, N3JZ, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK A SNOW BANK WHILE ON LANDING ROLLOUT.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALBERT J. LINDBERG FIELD (5Y1) HESSEL, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 18:30 EDT.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 WHEN A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANE TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTING THE PREPARED SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SNOW-COVERED EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED ON TO ITS BACK AT SLOW SPEED.
WEATHER AT MCD AIRPORT AT 22:35 ZULU WAS: WIND 270 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 44 DEW POINT 30 AND ALTIMETER 3010. PILOT REPORTED HE ESTIMATED THE WINDS AT 5Y1 WERE 310 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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