- Date
- July 18, 1970
- Place
- Wixom, MI · WIXOM, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5238XChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109667
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3104 70/7/18 WIXOM,MICH CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 56, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1335 N5238X PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILAN,MICH WIXOM,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- TCHDWN APRX MIDFIELD,1840FT SOD STRIP.RAN OFF END OF RWY,INIATED GO-AROUND,HIT TREE 20FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5238X
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spencer Field